Erin McClean has praised the fire service for quickly attending to an accidental fire in her home last week.

Mrs. McClean, who recently returned to Ireland with her family after her husband James re-signed for his boyhood club Derry City FC, posted details of the emergency on social media last Friday.

“What a day! So our boiler in our new house caught fire. We are so lucky it wasn’t worse. Thank God for the fire brigade getting out to it so quickly and making sure it was safe enough to return too. Very thankful. If it doesn't rains it pours,” she stated on Instagram.

Erin and James returned to Ireland with their four children earlier this month following a long and successful career for the Creggan footballer in Britain, most recently at Wrexham.

The former Ireland international made his second debut for Derry in the Candystripes’ 1-0 victory over Shamrock Rovers in the President’s Cup at Tallaght on Saturday.