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'We lost everything'- Students left homeless and injured amid tragic house fire

Five exchange students are now homeless and one is in hospital in serious condition after their home went up in flames

'We lost everything'- Students left homeless and injured amid tragic house fire

Students in Dublin plea for help via Go Fund Me amid tragic house fire

Reporter:

Rachel Kavanagh

01 Jul 2025 3:07 PM

Five exchange students set up a Go Fund Me in the last week following a tragic fire that completely burned down their accommodation unit in Dublin.
In the Go Fund Me it said: "Our house caught fire and was completely destroyed. We lost everything — clothes, documents, personal stuff, medicine… we couldn’t save anything."
"The house was old and didn’t have a fire alarm, so the fire spread super fast.
Right now:
• One of our friends is in the hospital, in serious condition
• Another has a serious back injury and is recovering
• All of us are homeless, far from our families, in a foreign country".
The Go Fund me funds will go towards covering:
  • A new place to stay
  • Clothes and basic things
  • Medicine and medical costs
  • A chance to start again
The Go Fund Me has raised a little over €3K with a €7K target for the students.

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