BBC4 individuals have been rescued from a home hearth in Dungannon by law enforcement officials.
A number of of the Police Service of Northern Eire (PSNI) officers had been handled for smoke inhalation, and 12 individuals in complete had been taken to hospital.
The Northern Eire Hearth Service (NIFRS) had been referred to as to the incident in Cunninghams Lane at about 20:30 GMT on Monday.
As hearth crews arrived the individuals had been led to security from the property by police.
Crews, carrying respiration equipment, extinguished the fireplace and gave individuals first support.
They had been then left within the care of Northern Eire Ambulance Service (NIAS).
Two hearth home equipment from Dungannon and one from Pomeroy had been despatched.
The NIAS stated quite a few emergency crews had been dispatched to the scene, in addition to fast response paramedics.
Following preliminary evaluation and remedy on the scene, 12 sufferers had been taken to Craigavon Hospital by ambulance.
The reason for the fireplace is being investigated.
Cunninghams Lane had been closed however has now reopened.
‘Remnants of a entrance door’
On the scene: Lyndsey Telford, BBC Information NI
The flames had been extinguished by the point we arrived, however the odor of smoke hangs within the air.
The paintwork on the entrance of this semi-detached property is scorched black in elements – the indicators of in depth hearth harm are evident.
Solely remnants of a entrance door remained on the entrance of the home, with shards of glass on the ground inside.
A ladder was perched in opposition to the property, resulting in an upstairs bed room window which remained extensive open, with curtains nonetheless hanging from the body.
Two hearth officers had been on the scene the place they appeared to survey the harm with torches.
A cordon was in place whereas officers in an unmarked police automobile saved watch.
DUP MLA for Fermanagh and South Tyrone, Deborah Erskine, stated it was a “disturbing incident”.
SDLP Councillor Malachy Quinn added that there have been “regarding information and pictures coming from Dungannon”.
