A man has been arrested in connection with a fire that badly damaged six houses in a Kildare estate.
The blaze broke out at about 5:40pm on Tuesday in the Millfield Manor housing estate and quickly spread across properties.
Nobody was hurt as a result but the homes were either gutted or badly damaged.
Gardaí have confirmed they arrested a 39-year-old man in relation to the incident.
He is being held at Newbridge Garda station under Section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act 1984.
A statement from gardaí said: “All occupants have been accounted for and no injuries have been reported.”
A technical investigation team went to the scene which is closed to the public.
Anyone with information is asked to contact gardaí at Newbridge station on (045) 431 212, the confidential line on 1800 666 111 or any other station.
