Emergency services at scene of a fire in Waterford

Gardaí say they can’t comment any further

UPDATE (10:20am, Tuesday 13th Oct) : Dermot spoke to our Brian Redmond from the scene on today’s The KCLR Daily;

A support hub has been established for those affected by this morning’s fire in Birchwood.

Waterford City and County Council is inviting anyone impacted to meet at the Butler Community Centre in the St. John’s Park area of the city.

An Taoiseach Micheál Martin has described the events in Waterford as “worrying and deeply disturbing.”

UPDATE 9am (Tuesday, 13th Oct) A number of people are understood to have died in that incident – KCLR News’ Dermot Keyes is there and will be updating The KCLR Daily.

Emergency services are at the scene of what appears to be a serious fire in Waterford this morning.

It’s understood to be at a home in the Birchwood area, just off the R708 on the city side of the outer ring road.

Gardaí are among those there and say they’re not in a position to comment further.

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