The fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time
Emergency services at the scene in Dunmurry(Image: Justin Kernoghan/ Belfast Live)
A man has died after a house fire in Dunmurry on Monday.
The PSNI has confirmed a fatality after emergency services were called to attend a blaze in the Station View area on the evening on March 9.
The fire is not being treated as suspicious at this time.
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A PSNI spokesperson said: “The Police Service of Northern Ireland can confirm a man aged in his fifties has died following a fire at a house in Dunmurry.“All three emergency services attended the scene of the blaze at a house in Station View, which was reported at around 8:40pm on Monday, 9th March.“Police are continuing to conduct enquiries into the circumstances of the fire, however, at this time, it is not being treated as suspicious.”
A Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service (NIFRS) spokesperson said: “The thoughts and sympathies of Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service are with the loved ones of a man who died following a flat fire in Station View, Dunmurry, Belfast.
“Firefighters were called to reports of a house fire at 8.36pm yesterday (Monday 9 March 2025). Two Appliances from Lisburn Fire Station and 2 Appliances from Cadogan Fire Station attended the incident.
“Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus entered the property and used 2 hose reels to extinguish the fire. One male occupant, aged in his 50s, tragically passed away at the incident.
“Firefighters left the scene at 10.28pm. The cause of the fire is believed to have been accidental.”
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