"On Hallowe'en evening, gardaí were alerted to a fire at the property on Georges Street, Drogheda at around 8.15pm. An adult, three children and a 20-day-old baby, were evacuated from the top floor of the building. A number were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for medical assessment. Following initial reports of the fire being started by the discharge of fireworks, investigations later indicated "that the fire was started deliberately by person or persons unknown"."
""This was an extremely dangerous act endangering the lives of the residents, including children, who were in their home at the time," a garda spokesperson said at the time. A Senior Investigating Officer (SIO) has been appointed to lead the investigation from the incident room at Drogheda Garda Station. CCTV footage of the incident showed one man, with his face concealed and wearing gloves, kicking in the door of the property at around 8.30pm on Friday."
Two men in their 20s were arrested and are being held at Garda stations in County Louth and are due to appear at Drogheda District Court. The fire occurred on Hallowe'en evening at a residential property on Georges Street, Drogheda; an adult, three children and a 20-day-old baby were evacuated and several people were taken to Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital for assessment. Initial reports suggested fireworks caused the blaze but investigations found the fire had been started deliberately. Gardaí launched an attempted arson investigation, appointed a Senior Investigating Officer, and are reviewing CCTV to identify suspects.
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