Larne house fire victim was a "beautiful lady who cared for others more than herself"

By Q Radio news

Neighbours of a woman who died following a blaze at her Larne home say she was a "beautiful lady who cared more for others than herself".

The victim was in her eighties and passed away in hospital following a fire on the Ballyrickard Road.

Neighbours she lived quietly alone at the old farmhouse and that she was very traditional - shunning all modern appliances.

They said she had no relatives and it was “extremely sad” that she had passed away especially in such horrible circumstances.

Police released the following statement :

“ Police can confirm that a woman, aged in her 80’s, has died following a fire at a house on the Ballyrickard Road in Larne on Saturday 27th February.

The fire was reported to police at around 1pm on Saturday afternoon and the woman was taken to hospital for treatment but sadly passed away a short time later.

The fire is not being treated as suspicious. “

(The scene of yesterday's house fire in Larne)

(The remote farmhouse on the Ballyrickard Road in which a woman in her eighties was fatally injured following a fire)

A gas fired stove destroyed in the blaze)

(The charred remains of a door outside the property on Larne's Ballyrickard road)

(The charred remains of a door at the property on the Ballyrickard Road, Larne)