Four houses in an estate in Co.Meath have been damaged- two of them extensively- after a fire ripped through them in the early hours of this morning.
At around 4am, gardai and emergency services were called to the scene of the blaze at Meadowbank Hill in Ratoath.
They believe the fire started in a van parked in one of the driveways, before it spread to the four houses and another car.
Nobody was injured during the incident.
Gardaí say it's not yet clear how the fire began.
