Waterford: Two children among four dead in house fire
Irish police have launched a murder investigation following a deliberate arson attack on a family home in County Waterford that killed four people. Two other children remain in critical condition, and authorities are treating the incident as a major criminal inquiry.
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The tragedy has shocked the local community and triggered a high-level police response to identify those responsible for the arson.
Image source, Social media Image caption, The couple who died in the attack, alongside two of their children, have been named locally as Kim and Philip English
A "multiple murder" investigation has begun after four people, including two children, died in an arson attack on their family home in County Waterford.
Gardaí (Irish police) confirmed that a man, a woman and two of their children died in the fire at a house on Birch Avenue, on the outskirts of Waterford city.
The parents have been named locally as Philip and Kim English.
Two more of their children are critically injured in hospital as a result of the blaze which was reported shortly after 05:00 local time on Tuesday.
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