'I knew I'd been burnt and cut, but couldn't feel the pain. I realised my mum was still inside' - Finglas arson victim on her terrifying ordeal

"Amanda Uwase recounts the night her home was targeted in a reckless attack that nearly cost her family their lives"

"College student Amanda Uwase (23) was watching television with her younger sister last week when a petrol bomb was thrown through their kitchen window."

"Ms Uwase, her two younger sisters and two younger brothers escaped as the fire gutted their home in Finglas, north Dublin. But one brother was badly injured jumping from a second-floor bedroom window, while Ms Uwase sustained burns to her arms and body."

Amanda Uwase, a 23-year-old college student, and her younger sister were at home when a petrol bomb was thrown through their kitchen window. The ensuing blaze gutted the family home in Finglas, north Dublin. Ms Uwase, two younger sisters and two younger brothers escaped the fire. One brother sustained serious injuries after jumping from a second-floor bedroom window. Ms Uwase suffered burns to her arms and body. Emergency responders attended the scene to treat the injured. The attack left the family displaced, with physical injuries and significant damage to their home.

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