NEIGHBOURS have laid flowers and teddy bears at the scene of the house fire in Dublin that killed a woman and two young children overnight.
It has also been confirmed that the complex at which the deceased were staying was a supported housing unit for victims of domestic abuse.
Neighbours arrived to place flowers and a teddy at the scene, as the media look on. (Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie)
Fiona Ryan, CEO of domestic abuse charity Sonas. (Picture: Eamonn Farrell/RollingNews.ie)Supported Housing is a post-crisis, accommodation-based service offered to women and children who have experienced domestic abuse by Sonas, an Irish domestic abuse charity.
CEO of Sonas Fiona Ryan said: “Our sympathies and condolences are with the relatives and friends of the deceased and all those impacted by this awful tragedy.
"We are devastated by the tragic loss of life which occurred as a result of fire in an apartment in our supported housing complex in Clondalkin.
“We would ask that the privacy of all families residing in this complex be respected at this time of loss.”
Ms Ryan also said Sonas is working with the relevant authorities on their inquiries and are awaiting further details from An Garda Síochána.
Gardaí and Fire Brigade services attended the scene of the fire at Cluainin Cronan, Clondalkin, Dublin 22 at approximately 2.30am this morning, March 8.
Five people were in the apartment at the time of the fire, two adult females and two young girls and one young boy.
A 27-year-old female and the two young girls, aged two and three, were taken to Tallaght Hospital where they were pronounced dead a short time later.
The second woman, aged in her 30s, was taken to St James Hospital while the four year old boy was taken to Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital in Crumlin.
They remain in a critical condition.
Seven residents of nearby apartments have been evacuated and the scene has been sealed off awaiting a technical examination later today.
