- A man, a woman and two children have died, while two other children remain critically injured in hospital, following a devastating house fire in Waterford City early on Tuesday morning.
- Emergency services were alerted to the well-developed blaze at a two-storey property in Birchwood Avenue at 5:13am, where firefighters extinguished the fire and recovered several casualties.
- An Garda Síochána has taken control of the scene to conduct an ongoing investigation into the circumstances surrounding the fatal incident.
- Irish Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the incident as a deeply disturbing situation and offered his sympathies alongside local Minister of State John Cummins, who praised the emergency responders who attended the “horrific scene”.
- Waterford City and County Council has opened a community support hub at the Butler Community Centre in St John's Park to provide professional support and assistance to those affected by the tragedy.
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