Six people were injured - two seriously - in an explosion at a house in Drogheda, in Co Louth, this afternoon.
Two houses were demolished, a Garda spokesman said.
It is not known at this stage what caused the explosion, in the town's Cherrybrook housing estate, but gardaí believe it may have been a gas leak.
The injured, two men, two women and two young children, were later said to be in a stable condition in a Drogheda hospital.
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A number of homes nearby were also damaged and other houses in the area were evacuated as a precaution.
PA