Gardaí search for teenagers who tried to set fire to house

GARDAÍ are searching for two teenagers who tried to set fire to a house in Cork.

The fire could have had catastrophic consequences had it not been spotted by neighbours. A senior garda spokesman said that two people were in the house at the time and were unaware of what was going on until neighbours alerted them.

The two youths, believed to be aged around 12 and 15, may have used lighter fuel to start the fire at the house at St Peter’s Avenue, off Grattan Street, in the city centre at around 7.45pm on Thursday.