25/02/2014

Four Rescued From Dublin House Fire

Four people are being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation after being rescued from a house fire in Dublin in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

According to reports the fire broke out at a house on Monksfield Grove in Clondalkin at around 02:00.

Three units from Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene along with two ambulances.

Four adults were rescued from the property and are understood to be receiving treatment at Tallaght hospital.

An investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.

(MH/CD)

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