Woman rescued from house fire

A 40-year-old woman has been rescued from a house fire in Londonderry. The fire, which was accidental, began in the ground floor living room of the house in Woodbrook on Monday. The woman phoned Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service at about 14.50 GMT . She was in an upstairs bedroom at the time of the fire and escaped through the window onto the first floor window sill.

She was taken to hospital by ambulance suffering from shock and smoke inhalation. A fire alarm alerted the woman to the fire.