09/07/2013

Investigation Launched Into Apartment Complex Fire

A gardai investigation has been launched into the cause of a fire at an apartment complex in Clondalkin, west Dublin.

Residents reported a fire at the Thornfield Square Apartments on Watery Lane at around 5am on Tuesday morning.

The fire brigade and ambulance service attended the scene, with a number of residents evacuated from the building.

A number of people needed treatment for smoke inhalation, but it is understood there are no reports of serious injuries.

Gardai have said the fire appears to have been started in a communal hallway and they are treating the fire as suspicious.

A criminal investigation is underway.

(MH/JP)

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