Gardaí investigating suspected arson incident at home of elderly couple at Cork's Dublin Pike
The exterior of the home in Kilcully, Cork. Picture: David Creedon
Gardaí are investigating an arson attack on the house of a couple in their 80s near Kilcully cemetery in Cork.
The attack took place at 9 pm on Thursday when the pensioners were at their home in Ballincrokig in Dublin Pike.
The emergency services were called to the scene, and the house was evacuated.
The couple were treated for smoke inhalation by members of the National Ambulance Service. However, they escaped serious injury.
The house was sealed off for a technical and forensic examination. One of the lines of inquiry is that the property was targeted in a case of mistaken identity.
Gardaí have indicated that no arrests have been made and that an investigation is ongoing.
Two fire engines and a water tanker were deployed at the scene, which was attended by personnel from Cork City Fire Brigade and gardaí.
A garda probe is underway.
A Garda spokesperson has told The Echo investigations are ongoing following a suspected arson attack last night, with no arrests made yet.
No injuries were reported in the fire, which emergency services attended last night in Dublin Pike on the northside of Cork city on Thursday night, though a number of people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
A Garda spokesperson told The Echo: “Gardaí attended the scene of incident of suspected arson that occurred at a residence in the Ballincrokig area of Co. Cork at approximately 9pm last night Thursday, 24th April 2025.
“No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made at this time. The scene remains preserved for technical and forensic examination. Investigations are ongoing.”
Emergency services attended the scene of a residential fire in Dublin Pike on the northside of Cork city last night.
A number of units of the Cork City Fire Brigade attended at around 9pm on Thursday night and were there for two and a half hours, but there were no serious injuries reported.
Robert O’Brien, Third Officer at Cork City Fire Brigade told The Echo: “It was a house fire in a bungalow.
"The house was gutted when we got there, it was well alight.
“Everyone was out of the house when we got there, they were suffering from a small bit of smoke inhalation so they were treated by the ambulance.”
Two fire trucks attended the scene and tackled the blaze with a water tanker, with a senior officer also on site.
As well as the ambulance, Gardaí also attended the scene. The last fire unit left the scene at about 11.30pm, Mr O’Brien said.
“There were no injuries to report, everyone was grand in terms of the fire brigade and the public,” he said.
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