Mother And Three Children Critical After City Centre Apartment Complex Fire

A woman and three children are in hospital after a devastating fire broke out in a flat in Inchicore last night.

The Journal reports that the woman, who is in her 30s, is in a critical condition in St James's Hospital, while an eight-year-old boy, a 13-year-old boy and and a seven-year-old girl also hospitalised.

The eight-year-old boy has been described as also being in a critical condition.

The blaze broke out on Tyrone Road at about 11pm last night, with Dublin Fire Brigade confirming that five fire engines and five ambulances attended the scene.

5 fire engines & 5 ambulances are attending a domestic #fire in #Inchicore, 3 people have been rescued. Units from D'Barn & Tara St on scene pic.twitter.com/IIQ5SQpZwP
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 18, 2017

The cause of the fire is not yet known.