Teen, 19, evacuates children following house fire before returning to tackle blaze

A young man managed to evacuate three young children from a house in Co Clare last night (Monday) after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

A young man managed to evacuate three young children from a house in Co Clare tonight after a fire broke out in the kitchen.

The 19-year-old then returned to the house and used a fire extinguisher to tackle the fire before he was overcome by smoke and had to leave himself and call for help.