It happened at approximately 12:45 a.m. Five injured, two seriously, in Finglas arson attack
The incident occurred at around 12.45am
A woman and a teenage boy have been seriously injured in an arson attack on a property in Finglas in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
Another woman and two teenage girls were also taken to hospital with what are described as non-life threatening injuries.
The fire broke out at a house at Creston Avenue at around 12.45am.
One line of inquiry being pursued is that the perpetrators may have targeted the wrong home in a case of mistaken identity.
There were five people in the house at the time, the two women, who are aged in their 40s and 20s, and the three teenagers.
Gardaí are requesting that anyone with video footage (including dash cam footage) or who saw anything suspicious in the Creston area between midnight and one in the morning contact Finglas Garda Station at 01 666 7500, the Garda confidential line at 1800 666 111, or any other garda station..
