Man released in fatal Antrim fire inquiry

A man arrested in Northern Ireland by police investigating a fatal fire was last night released without charge.

A man arrested in Northern Ireland by police investigating a fatal fire was last night released without charge.

A 28-year-old man died in the blaze at a house in Lisburn, Co Antrim, early yesterday morning.

The man was questioned about the fire in the house on the Stoneyford Road for a number of hours. He was released on police bail pending further inquiries, an RUC spokesman said. The victim of the fire, a labourer, has not been named.

The fire is believed to have started in the living room and was so intense it reduced everything to ash, the fire service said.

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The alarm was raised at around 5 a.m.

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