Hero gardaí rescued arsonist from fatal blaze

Two gardaí entered a burning building in Mallow, Co Cork, and rescued the woman who set fire to it as two men perished inside.

Yesterday, arsonist Rachel Crawshaw was jailed for 10 years on two charges of manslaughter and one of arson.

The gardaí, Catriona O’Sullivan and Liam Phillips, who arrived at the scene two minutes after an alarm was raised, were praised for their bravery as they also rescued a man who collapsed on a staircase and residents in other apartments in the complex.