Six people including three children were rescued from a house fire in Tallaght during the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident of "criminal damage" in the Jobstown area at around 2:55am. An emergency ambulance crew from Tallaght fire station were on scene first and rescued three children from a back window.
Three adults were also led to safety from the blaze by firefighters. Thankfully, no one was injured.
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A garda spokesman told Dublin Live that officers have launched an investigation into the fire. He said: "Gardai attended an incident of criminal damage by fire that occurred at approximately 2:55am today, the 19 of January 2023 to a residential premises in Tallaght, Co Dublin.
"No injuries were reported as a result of this incident. No arrests have been made at this time and investigations are ongoing."
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