A woman and two young children have died following an overnight blaze in Clondalkin.
The woman, aged 27 and two young girls, aged 2 and 3, were taken to Tallaght Hospital and pronounced dead a short time later.
As well as this, another woman and a boy aged 4 remain in a critical condition in both St James Hospital and Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
According to Dublin Live, emergency services were called to the apartment at Kilcronan Avenue in Clondalkin at 2.30am on Wednesday morning.
Four units of Dublin Fire Brigade were on the scene.
four units from Tallaght & Dolphins barn dealing with a serious fire in clondalkin
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 8, 2017
BA team are just finished searching the apartments for casualties
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 8, 2017
a number of casualties are being removed to hospital from the fire in Clondalkin
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 8, 2017
BA teams are searching the apartments and extinguishing the fire
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 8, 2017
The announced that the fire was officially extinguished at 3:46am.
The fire in Clondalkin is now extinguish
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 8, 2017
Five people were in the apartment at the time of the fire.
The scene in sealed off for further investigations later today.
Gardaí are appealing to witnesses to contact them at Clondalkin Garda Station on 01-666 7600, the Garda Confidential Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.
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