A couple were alerted to a fire in their home by a smoke alarmed, it has emerged.
Firefighters were called to the blaze in the kitchen of a semi-detached house in Ben Vale in Magherafelt, Co Derry, shortly before 9.45pm last night.
No one was injured in the incident although a 24-year-old woman and a 27-year-old man were treated for the effects of smoke inhalation by firefighter at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service said: “A smoke alarm had actuated to warn the occupants of the danger.”
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