An investigation is under way into a fire at an apartment in Waterford city last night.
Gardaí are treating it as suspicious.
Fire crews attended the scene at the Sycamores, Dunmore Road, after they got a call at around 1am.
A man, a woman and a young child were in the apartment at the time of the fire but escaped uninjured.
The scene has been preserved for a technical examination.
Gardaí are appealing for anyone who may have witnessed suspicious activity in the area around this time or in the proceeding days to contact them.
