A Northern Ireland politician has asked for prayers for his family after losing both parents in a tragic house fire on Monday.
Fire and ambulance crews were called to a blaze at a house on Dellmount Park in Bangor at around 8.44am
But despite the best efforts of 19 fire fighters, North Down MLA Alex Easton's parents, Alex and Anne, both 81, could not be saved and the 53-year-old politician told friends and constituents of his immense loss in a short statement Facebook page.
