Fires and explosions · Ireland · Munster · County Waterford · Waterford
Fire in Waterford, Ireland: 2 killed, 4 arrested
Summary
- What Fire in Waterford, Ireland All coverage, oldest first ↓
- First reported 6 November 2026 rte.ie ↗
- Killed 2 people were killed, according to 4 independent reports. rte.ie ↗
- Not accepted 2 other figures, each given by a single report, were not accepted. Sources ↓
- Injured Reports differ on how many people were injured: 2 (1 report), 1 (1 report). thejournal.ie ↗
- Rescued 1 person was rescued, according to 2 independent reports. rte.ie ↗
- Arrested 4 people were arrested, according to 4 independent reports. rte.ie ↗
- Not accepted 1 other figure, given by a single report, was not accepted. Sources ↓
- Charged 2 people were charged, according to 2 independent reports. irishexaminer.com ↗
- Coverage 13 independent reports from 15 publishers All coverage, oldest first ↓
- Latest report 7 November 2026 thejournal.ie ↗
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The figures over time
Killed · 9 independent reportsInjured · 2 independent reports · Reports disagree: from 1 to 2.Arrested · 5 independent reportsCharged · 2 independent reportsRescued · 2 independent reports
- 6 November
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Killed 2Arrested 4
rte.ie · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 2Charged 2
irishexaminer.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 2Injured 2
thejournal.ie · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 1
mirror.co.uk · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Injured 1
bbcnews.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 2
theguardian.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 1Arrested 6
irishcentral.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 9Arrested 4
nova.ie · Read the sentence in the original ↗
- 7 November
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Killed 1Arrested 4Rescued 1
rte.ie · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Killed 6
highlandradio.com · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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Arrested 4Charged 2Rescued 1
thejournal.ie · Read the sentence in the original ↗
Each report's figures, oldest first, at the time it was published (UTC). Green figures are accepted by Hyper News, red ones are not, amber ones are undecided. Point at the timeline to stop it and scroll it yourself.
Who reported it
Outlets based in 3 countries Ireland 9United Kingdom 4United States of America 1 country not known 1
Languages English 15
Counted in outlets, not articles. An outlet's country comes from Wikidata or from its web address (.de, .co.uk); outlets on .com and other open endings count as not known.
What the reports establish
2 people were killed, according to 4 independent reports.
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4 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees.
2 · 4 independent reports · accepted
4 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees
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2 people were killed, according to This comes following the tragic events.
rte.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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2 people were killed, according to a source the report names.
irishexaminer.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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2 people were killed.
thejournal.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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2 people were killed.
theguardian.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
1 · 3 independent reports · not accepted
A figure given by more reports, or a later higher one, disagrees
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1 person was killed.
mirror.co.uk · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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1 person was killed.
irishcentral.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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1 person was killed.
rte.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
9 · 1 independent report · not accepted
Only one report gives it
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9 people were killed.
nova.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
6 · 1 independent report · not accepted
Only one report gives it
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6 people were killed.
highlandradio.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
Reports differ on how many people were injured: 2 (1 report), 1 (1 report).
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Each figure comes from a single report.
2 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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2 people were injured.
thejournal.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
1 · 1 independent report · undecided
Only one report gives it
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1 person was injured.
bbcnews.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
4 people were arrested, according to 4 independent reports.
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4 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees.
4 · 4 independent reports · accepted
4 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees
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4 people were arrested.
rte.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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4 people were arrested, according to a source the report names.
nova.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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4 people were arrested.
thejournal.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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4 people were arrested.
rte.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
6 · 1 independent report · not accepted
Only one report gives it
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6 people were arrested.
irishcentral.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
2 people were charged, according to 2 independent reports.
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2 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees.
2 · 2 independent reports · accepted
2 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees
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2 people were charged.
irishexaminer.com · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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2 people were charged.
thejournal.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
1 person was rescued, according to 2 independent reports.
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2 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees.
1 · 2 independent reports · accepted
2 independent reports give it and no better-supported figure disagrees
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1 person was rescued.
thejournal.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
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1 person was rescued.
rte.ie · · Read the sentence in the original ↗
All coverage, oldest first
Each report links to the original. Copies of the same text (a wire story run by several sites) are grouped under the first.
- RTE.ie rte.ie First reported
- Irish Examiner irishexaminer.com
- Irish Mirror irishmirror.ie
- TheJournal.ie thejournal.ie
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Carlow Live
limerickleader.ie
Also run by 4 other sites
- kildarenow.com 2 days ago
- limerickleader.ie 2 days ago
- carlowlive.ie 2 days ago
- irishnews.com 2 days ago
- Daily Mirror mirror.co.uk
- BBC News bbc.co.uk
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the Guardian
theguardian.com
Also run by 1 other site
- aol.co.uk 2 days ago
- IrishCentral.com irishcentral.com
- Radio Nova nova.ie
- RTE.ie rte.ie
- Highland Radio - Latest Donegal News and Sport highlandradio.com
- TheJournal.ie thejournal.ie Latest report





