7 hurt, two children among them, in suspected Dublin arson attack
7 people, including two children, were injured when a woman jumped from a window to escape a suspected arson attack on a Dublin home early on Tuesday, police said.
7 people, including two children, were taken to hospital after a suspected arson attack on a home in Dublin in the early hours of Tuesday, Irish police said. Three occupants escaped by jumping through a back bedroom window; the other four left through the front door.
Gardai and Dublin Fire Brigade were called to the scene on Clanbrassil Close, in Dublin 8, at about 2.30am, a police spokesperson said. Firefighters arrived within six minutes and found the property well alight, a fire brigade spokesperson said. Two men and one woman escaped through the window; the woman is understood to have suffered broken bones in the fall.
Both children are young, with one reportedly an infant, and were being treated for smoke inhalation, the Irish Mirror reported. All 7 were taken to hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening, police said. Five firefighting units and a senior officer attended, and the incident was declared over at 6am, Dublin Fire Brigade said.
Police said they are investigating the fire as criminal damage by fire and are looking into a theory that it may have been a targeted act of intimidation. Enquiries are continuing.
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What we know
- Official · Irish police 7 people, including two children, were hurt in a suspected arson attack on a home on Clanbrassil Close, Dublin 8, in the early hours of Tuesday, Irish police said.
- Official · Dublin Fire Brigade Three people escaped through a back bedroom window; the other four left through the front door, Dublin Fire Brigade said.
- Official · Irish police All 7 were taken to hospital with injuries described as not life-threatening.
- Official · Irish police Police are investigating whether the fire was a targeted act of intimidation.
Not yet confirmed
- Unconfirmed Local reports linked the suspected attack to an ongoing drugs dispute, but the Irish Mirror cited sources as saying none of the people hurt were involved.
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Why it matters for Europe
Arson has repeatedly been used as a tool of intimidation in disputes in Ireland, and this attack needed five firefighting units and sent 7 people, including two young children, to hospital, despite crews reaching the scene within six minutes.
Sources
Reported by 5 reports from 5 independent outlets in 3 countries.
- Dublin Live: Woman jumps from top window following arson attack in Dublin city centre
- TheJournal.ie: Seven people rescued, including two children, in arson attack on Dublin city home
- Daily Mirror: Woman jumps from top floor window to escape flames from suspected arson attack
- 24 Chasa: Нов случай на бомбена заплаха - този път за полет от Дъблин до София
- Dublin Live: Dublin Ryanair flight targeted by bomb scare as six planes hit across Europe
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Questions and answers
- What happened in Dublin?
- A suspected arson attack set a home alight on Clanbrassil Close, Dublin 8, injuring 7 people including two children, police said.
- How did people escape?
- Three occupants jumped through a back bedroom window; the other four left through the front door, Dublin Fire Brigade said.
- Do police know who was responsible?
- No arrests have been reported. Police are investigating whether the fire was a targeted act of intimidation.
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