A woman in her 50s has died following a house fire in west Belfast on Monday, police have confirmed.
Police first attended the fire at a house in the New Barnsley Park area at around 3.25pm on Monday alongside other emergency services.
The victim has been named locally as Debbie Burns, a mother-of-three.
A funeral notice described her as a loving mother, a devoted granny and cherished sister.
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PSNI Detective Sergeant Christine Alexander said: “Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service extinguished the blaze but, sadly, a woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
“Police are conducting enquiries into this death, on behalf of the Coroner.
“At this stage, the death is not being treated as suspicious.”
