Baby in critical condition after Co Tyrone fire

An 11-week-old baby is in a critical condition in hospital following a house fire in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, this morning.

An 11-week-old baby is in a critical condition in hospital following a house fire in Coalisland, Co Tyrone, this morning.

Firefighters were called to the house at Mountcairn Court shortly after 9.00 a m., where they had to use breathing equipment to rescue the baby from an upstairs bedroom.

The baby's mother and two toddlers were also rescued from the blaze and were treated in hospital for smoke inhalation.

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