Three men arrested over Drogheda house fire

Woman in serious condition in hospital following blaze at Chord Road home

Gardaí have sought witnesses to the fire at Chord Road in Drogheda.
Gardaí have sought witnesses to the fire at Chord Road in Drogheda.

Three men have been arrested in connection with a house fire in Drogheda which has left a woman in her 70s seriously injured in hospital.

A Garda spokesman said the men - two in their 30s and one in his 40s - were detained at Drogheda Garda station last night, Saturday, under the provisions of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984 .

The injured woman was transferred yesterday to St James’s Hospital in Dublin.

Gardaí have appealed for witnesses.