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A child has died after a house fire in Co Antrim.
Emergency services were called to the scene Wednesday night in the Staffa Drive area of Ballykeel in Ballymena.
The police were called along with an ambulance and the fire service shortly before 6 p.m.
It is understood that a girl, believed to be 12 years old, tragically died.
Council Member Matthew Armstrong has paid tribute to the family.
He told Belfast Live: “My condolences to the family and everyone involved. It is an unspeakable and unimaginable tragic event and one in an area that has sadly been no stranger to tragedies in the last short period of time.
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