Thick smoke could be seen billowing from a Barber Street property on Thursday afternoon after a fire broke out.
The alarm was raised around 3:30pm and it took firefighters about an hour and a half to contain the blaze.
Two firefighters were taken to hospital, one reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest.
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All occupants were accounted for, however the fire destroyed the two storey home.
Investigations into the cause are ongoing.
It’s the second house fire in our town within a week. Another fire damaged a Water Street townhouse on Monday.
