A child has died following a house fire in Ballymena, County Antrim.
The victim was a 12-year-old girl.
Paramedics said they was called to the property at Staffa Drive in the estate at around 550pm on Wednesday.
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service (NIAS) added that one person was taken to Antrim Area Hospital for treatment following the blaze.
Chief Inspector William Calderwood said: “The cause of the fire has not yet been determined and will be subject to investigation, in liaison with the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service."
The fire service said three appliances attended.
DUP Stormont assembly member Mervyn Storey said: “This is indeed a tragedy.
“No one can begin to imagine the grief the family is going through and they will need all the support and comfort the local community and further afield can give.”
Traditional Unionist Voice assembly member Jim Allister said the estate had been plunged into sorrow.
“To now hear of this young girl’s death is devastating.
“The community rescue efforts were commendable but, alas, to no avail in respect of the child.“
It came just hours after police began a murder investigation following the discovery of a man's body in a flat in the nearby Crebilly Road area.
The victim, named as 33-year-old Donald Fraser-Rennie, was believed to have suffered a "vicious, sustained and violent beating", police said.
