Children escape without injury after petrol bomb allegedly thrown at house in Cork City

children escape without injury after petrol bomb allegedly thrown at house in cork city

Children escape without injury after petrol bomb allegedly thrown at house in Cork City

A number of children have escaped without injury after a petrol bomb was allegedly thrown at a house on Cork city.

The incident happened at a house at Hillview Drive in Onslow Gardens on the city’s northside on Monday night.

The exact number of people who were at the property at the time is not known. No injuries have been reported.

A garda spokesperson told the Irish Examiner that gardaí and emergency services personnel “attended the scene of an incident of criminal damage by fire at a residential premises in the Onslow Gardens area of Cork city this evening Monday, 27th November 2023.”

“No injuries [were] reported.

“No other information is available at this time.”

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