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Man, woman and two children dead after house fire in Waterford
- Four people, including a man, a woman, and two children, died following a severe house fire at the Birchwood estate in Waterford City, Ireland.
- Firefighters arrived shortly after 5:00 a.m. to find the two-storey residential property fully engulfed in flames before extinguishing the blaze and recovering casualties.
- Two surviving children sustained significant injuries in the blaze and were transferred to Crumlin Children's Hospital in Dublin in critical condition.
- An Garda Síochána established a formal incident room at Waterford Garda Station and launched a public appeal for information regarding activity near Birch Avenue during the early morning hours.
- Taoiseach Micheál Martin described the event as deeply disturbing, while local authorities opened a dedicated community support hub to assist grieving residents and affected family members.
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Two children among four found dead after fire rips through home in Ireland
Four people, including a man, a woman and two children, have died following an early hours house fire in Ireland this morning, with two further children in hospital in a critical condition. The blaze broke out in a two-story property of the Birchwood Avenue, Waterford City shortly after 5am. Waterford Fire Service received an alert at 5.13am, where crews from several nearby stations were dispatched to the scene.Crews encountered a fire that was …
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