Man arrested following house fire in Limerick

A man has been detained by gardaí after a blaze broke out in a home in Limerick city.

Gardaí were alerted to a fire at Tir Connell on Ennis Road, on Tuesday evening at approximately 9.40pm.

Following enquiries by investigating gardaí, a male, aged in his 40s, was arrested in the early hours of this Wednesday morning and he is currently detained under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at a Limerick garda station.

Limerick Fire and Rescue Service received the report at 9.46pm and rushed to the scene within 2 minutes of the call. 

According to a garda spokesperson: "The fire had spread to an adjoining property on the Ennis Road. Fire Services attended the scene and the fire was brought under control".

Limerick Fire and Rescue confirmed that four appliances from Limerick, two appliances from Shannon and one appliance from Cappamore were dispatched to the scene, necessary to control the flames. 

A garda spokesperson stated that "significant damage was caused to both properties" adding: "There were no persons present at the time of the incident and no injuries were reported."

Firefighters from Limerick, Shannon and Cappamore battle house blaze

Limerick appliances remained on the scene until 1am, the Cappamore appliance left the scene at 1:31am and the Shannon appliances were the last to leave the scene, at 1:41am.

According to Limerick Fire and Rescue, the road is now fully accessible, and the area has since reopened. 

It is understood that the scene is currently preserved for a technical examination, and the gardaí have confirmed that investigations are ongoing.

The property was recently sold for €525,000 on November 17, 2022, after previously being sold for €800,000 just two years before that, on November 23, 2020.