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22/08/2011
Girl, Two, Rescued From Mullingar Blaze
A two-year-old girl has been rescued from a fire at a house in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath.
Two Garda officers managed to rescue the girl from an upstairs bedroom at the house in Grange Crescent when the fire broke out around 1:.50am today.
It is understood that six family members were in the house when the blaze broke out - a mother, father and four children, aged 13, seven, six and two - and all six were taken to Midlands Regional Hospital for treatment.
The two adults and three older children all managed to escape through an upstairs window.
The mother is understood to be in a serious condition, while the two-year-old girl was later transferred to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin.
The two garda were also treated at Midlands hospital for smoke inhalation.
The scene has been preserved for technical examination and the investigation is continuing.
(KMcA/BMcC)
Two Garda officers managed to rescue the girl from an upstairs bedroom at the house in Grange Crescent when the fire broke out around 1:.50am today.
It is understood that six family members were in the house when the blaze broke out - a mother, father and four children, aged 13, seven, six and two - and all six were taken to Midlands Regional Hospital for treatment.
The two adults and three older children all managed to escape through an upstairs window.
The mother is understood to be in a serious condition, while the two-year-old girl was later transferred to Our Lady's Children's Hospital, Crumlin.
The two garda were also treated at Midlands hospital for smoke inhalation.
The scene has been preserved for technical examination and the investigation is continuing.
(KMcA/BMcC)
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