Two gardaí have been hailed as heroes after they burst into a burning building to save a woman who was trapped in a basement in her house.
At approximately 12:35am on Thursday, March 2, gardaí from Dun Laoghaire responded to reports of a large fire in progress at a residence in the De Vesci Terrace area of Monkstown, County Dublin.
Flames and thick smoke were seen emanating from the residence when Garda Dean Gahan and Garda Steven Carton arrived at the scene.