A house has been gutted by a fire in Newtowncunningham.
The blaze is believed to have broken out at the single storey property in Colehill yesterday afternoon between 1pm-2pm.
There were two people in the house at the time of the fire who managed to escape.
Local Councillor Paul Canning says weather conditions yesterday hampered efforts to extinguish the fire:
Councillor Canning has set up a GoFundMe page to support the family.
