Man dies in suspicious north Belfast fire

A man died and another was injured in a suspicious fire at a flat in north Belfast last night.

A man died and another was injured in a suspicious fire at a flat in north Belfast last night.

Fire crews were called to the scene at Glenville Park in Whiteabbey just before 10 p.m.

The injured man is being treated in the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast, where he is said to be seriously ill.

A woman who was also in the flat at the time escaped injury.

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