Man dies in fire in Portadown flat

A man aged 40 has died in a fire at a block of flats in Co Armagh.

A man aged 40 has died in a fire at a block of flats in Co Armagh.

The fire started at around 7 a.m. this morning in a first floor flat in Westland Road, Portadown, and spread to the roof of an adjoining block of flats.

A man who was passing the scene tried to rescue the man who died, but was hampered by the smoke and flames.

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