Circuit board in focus after fatal blaze

The probe into the fire that claimed the lives of five children and five adults, one pregnant, in south Dublin at the weekend is understood to be examining the electrical circuit board at the halting site.

Dublin Fire Brigade is trying to identify the cause of the fire and sources said one avenue investigators are looking at is the condition and operation of the power supply into the site at Carrickmines.

Dublin Fire Brigade, assisted by the Garda Technical Bureau and ESB Networks, is examining if some malfunction in the circuit board was a possible “ignition point” for the blaze.