A man had a lucky escape in Dundalk last night after a fire broke out in his home on the Castletown Road.
The incident happened around 12.45am after a clothes horse, which had been left in front of an open fire, caught light.
Dundalk Fire Service were called to the scene but the occupant managed to extinguish the blaze before they arrived.
He was then treated on the scene for smoke inhalation by paramedics but thankfully there was no major damage or injuries reported.
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