23/09/2014

Six Injured In Dublin House Fire

Two adults and four children are being treated in hospital for smoke inhalation and burns following a house fire in Dublin.

It is understood that the blaze was reported at a house on Captain's Road at about 02:40 on Tuesday morning.

The six people, believed to be members of the same family, were taken to St James' Hospital and Our Lady's Children's Hospital. Four needed treatment for smoke inhalation, while two are being treated for burn injuries.

(MH/JP)

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