An investigation is underway following an extensive house fire in County Roscommon. Gardaí were called to the scene at the Oaks housing estate in Frenchpark shortly after 7 o'clock last night.
The alert was raised after reports of an explosion which caused significant damage to the house and an adjacent property while a number of neighbouring houses have suffered material damage. Fire crews have been searching for one person reported to have been in the house at the time of the incident.