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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)
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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