Five people including a young child have escaped serious injury following a fire in Buncrana last night.
Part of Church Street remains closed off to facilitate a technical examination of the scene following the blaze which broke out shortly after 1am at apartments above a restaurant.
All occupants were evacuated and a number taken to Letterkenny University Hospital for treatment to possible smoke inhalation.
Gardai say preliminary indications are that this fire is unlikely to have been caused by malicious intent and was confined to one room within the building.
A technical examination of the scene is being carried out.
Councillor Jack Murray paid tribute to the fire service:
