Wednesday 19 June 2013
The Fire Service was called at around 2.20pm yesterday after an Aga oil cooker in the detached house on the Darkley Road caught fire.
Those in the house at the time are understood to have been an elderly couple and their daughter.
Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service station commander in Portadown, Mark Fell, said: “I would just like to take this opportunity to remind everyone to check their smoke alarms.”
Gerry forces Sammy into Mexican wave
Rapturous reception for Andrea
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Pubs, clubs and parties
Thousands turn out in the rain
A taste of Wimbledon came to Westminster when the Prime Minister showed off his racquet skills with tennis ace Greg Rusedski.
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A senior BBC executive who earns a six-figure salary claimed almost £400 when his holiday was cancelled in the aftermath of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal.
Sunderland boss Paolo Di Canio has landed teenage Swedish winger David Moberg Karlsson.
Shakhtar Donetsk chief executive Sergei Palkin claims there has been no approach from Liverpool for in-demand midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan - but they would be willing to listen to offers.
A group of fans believe they have made positive progress in their campaign for lower Premier League ticket prices following a protest in London.
Britain's Got Talent finalist Gabz Gardiner is to rush release the song she performed on the talent show after dazzling programme boss Simon Cowell.
Former Pussycat Doll Kimberley Wyatt, Strictly Come Dancing's Robin Windsor and soul singer Beverley Knight have met a group of 20 inspirational children diagnosed with cancer.
Nicole Scherzinger went hell for leather at the X Factor auditions as she dazzled fans with her latest outfit.
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