Man arrested in connection with fatal house fire released

A man in his 20s arrested in connection with a fatal house fire in Waterford was released without charge pending preparation of a file for prosecutors. Four members of the English family died in the October 13 fire, and two other children were critically injured.

• Kim and Phillip English and their sons Callum and Jayden died in the Birchwood fire on October 13.· 2 sources
• The man in his 20s was released without charge while a file was prepared for the Director of Public Prosecutions; he was the sixth person arrested in connection with the fire.· 1 source
• Two other children were critically injured in the blaze, and Gardaí are treating the deaths as murder.· 1 source