Man held as fire guts homes

A bank account has been set up for donations to help the families affected by the fire which extensively damaged six houses in Kildare on Tuesday afternoon.

Gardaí were last night continuing to question a 39- year-old man, arrested just a few hours after the blaze broke out at Millfield Manor estate in Newbridge at approximately 4pm.

No one was injured in the fire and everyone inside the houses was accounted for. Locals said the strong winds appeared to spread the flames quickly from the house in which the fire appeared to start initially.