GARDAÍ ARE INVESTIGATING an arson attack on a house in Finglas yesterday as a case of mistaken identity, after it emerged that the wrong property may have been targeted.

Five people, including three teenagers, were hospitalised following the fire at a home on Creston Avenue shortly before 1am yesterday morning.

According to a source familiar with the affected family, the house was not the intended target of the attack and it is believed the fire was meant for another property in the area.

Some of the occupants were forced to flee the burning house through a second-storey window, with some sustaining cuts from broken glass as they escaped.

Blood outside the affected property in Finglas yesterday. Rolling News Rolling News

The five occupants, a woman in her 40s, a woman in her 20s, two male teenagers and one female teenager, were taken by ambulance to James Connolly Memorial Hospital and Temple Street Children’s Hospital.

The injuries to the woman in her 40s and one male teenager were described as serious, while the other three sustained non-life-threatening injuries.

A number of windows were broken at the site yesterday. Rolling News Rolling News

Gardaí and emergency services were alerted to the fire at around 12.45am, with Dublin Fire Brigade extinguishing the blaze.

The scene was preserved for a technical examination.

The property sustained significant damage in the attack, with burn marks visible on the front of the site.

Gardaí are continuing to appeal for witnesses, or anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage from the Creston Avenue area between midnight and 1am, to come forward.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Finglas Garda Station, the Garda Confidential Line, or any Garda station.

Investigations into the arson attack are ongoing.