四名家庭成员，包括两名儿童，在爱尔兰共和国沃特福德郡其住宅遭纵火袭击后死亡，当地已公布其姓名。
Four family members, including two children, who died following an arson attack on their home in County Waterford have been named locally.
金·英格利什（Kim English）、菲利普·英格利什（Philip English）及其子女，12岁的卡勒姆（Callum）和9岁的杰登（Jayden），死于伯奇大道（Birch Avenue）的房屋火灾，该地位于爱尔兰共和国沃特福德市郊。
Kim English, Philip English and their children, 12-year-old Callum and nine-year-old Jayden, died in the house fire on Birch Avenue, on the outskirts of Waterford in the Republic of Ireland.
爱尔兰警察（gardaí）在火灾发生后已展开“多重谋杀”调查。
A "multiple murder" investigation has been launched by gardaí (Irish police) following the blaze.
另有两名儿童在火灾后仍在医院危重，该火灾被报告为当地时间周二凌晨5点刚过。
Two other children remain critically ill in hospital following the fire, which was reported shortly after 05:00 local time on Tuesday.
周二晚上，当地足球俱乐部约翰维尔FC（Johnville FC）在社交媒体上发布悼念，该俱乐部是卡勒姆所在的球队，称他们“对这起悲剧事件感到绝对心碎和毁灭”。
In a tribute posted to social media on Tuesday evening, local football club Johnville FC, where Callum played, said they were "absolutely heartbroken and devastated by the tragic events".
“金和菲利普是我们俱乐部里熟悉且友好的面孔，总是出现在卡勒姆的比赛现场，给予支持。”
"Kim and Philip were familiar and friendly faces around our club, always there supporting Callum at his matches.
“我们很难理解，一个我们如此熟悉的家庭竟在这么悲剧的情况下被夺走。”
"It is incredibly difficult to comprehend that a family we knew so well has been taken from us in such tragic circumstances."
俱乐部在声明结尾表示：“约翰维尔FC全体成员向所有受影响者致以我们的爱与最深切的哀悼。你们将永远是我们俱乐部家庭的一部分。愿金、菲利普、杰登和卡勒姆安息。”
Ending their statement, the club said: "From everyone at Johnville FC, we send our love and deepest condolences to all those affected. You will always be part of our club family.
周二下午，沃特福德警局（Waterford Garda Station）外，警司安东尼·佩蒂特（Ch Supt Anthony Pettit）向媒体表示，警方认为该房屋“被未知人士或人群袭击，火灾是蓄意引发的”。
RIP Kim, Phillip, Jayden and Callum." Addressing the media outside Waterford Garda Station on Tuesday afternoon, Ch Supt Anthony Pettit said officers believe the house "was attacked by a person or persons unknown and that the fire was started deliberately".
他补充说：“伯奇大道的房屋已被宣布为犯罪现场，目前正由警方技术局（Garda Technical Bureau）进行技术检验。”
"The house at Birch Avenue has been declared a crime scene and is currently subject to a technical examination by the Garda Technical Bureau," he added.
该官员表示，四具遗体已从现场移除，并将在沃特福德大学医院（University Hospital Waterford）进行尸检。两名受伤儿童正在都柏林的一家医院接受治疗。
The officer said the four bodies have been removed from the scene and post-mortem examinations would be carried out at University Hospital Waterford. The two injured children are being treated at a hospital in Dublin.
消防员、救护人员和警方均赶到伯奇伍德住宅区（Birchwood housing estate）的该户人家进行救援，该住宅区位于沃特福德市中心约3公里（1.8英里）外。
Firefighters, ambulance staff and gardaí all responded to the emergency at the family home in the Birchwood housing estate, about 3km (1.8 miles) outside Waterford city centre.
沃特福德消防局表示，当地时间05:13接到火警报警，其消防队员到达时发现一栋两层楼的房屋已发生较大火灾。
Waterford Fire Service said it was alerted to the fire at 05:13 local time and its crews arrived to a well-developed fire at a two-storey house.
消防局称，在火势被扑灭之前，多名伤者已从房屋中被救出，现场随后移交给警方处理。
It said a number of casualties were removed from the house before the blaze was extinguished and the scene was handed over to gardaí.
一名高级调查官员正在领导这起谋杀案的调查，调查工作正在沃特福德警局的指挥室内进行协调。家庭联络官员也已被指派协助遇难者家属。
A senior investigating officer is leading the murder inquiry, which is being coordinated from an incident room at Waterford Garda Station. Family liaison officers have also been appointed to the bereaved family.
在面对记者时，佩蒂特警司呼吁目击者提供他所说的“多起谋杀和纵火袭击”的线索。
Addressing reporters, Ch Supt Pettit appealed for witnesses to what he described as a "multiple murder and arson attack".
他说：“特别是警方希望与今天早上04:30至05:30之间，在伯奇大道、伯奇伍德附近出现的任何人取得联系。”
"In particular gardaí wish to speak to anyone who was in the vicinity of Birch Avenue, Birchwood, between 04.30am and 05.30am this morning," he said.
“警方也呼吁今天早上04:30至05:30之间，在伯奇伍德或相邻道路上行驶的任何人，如果他们有行车记录仪录像或图像，请提供这些资料。”
"Gardaí are also appealing to anyone who was driving in the vicinity of Birchwood, or the adjoining roads, between 4.30am and 5.30am this morning, who may have dashcam footage or images to make such footage available."
爱尔兰广播电台RTÉ新闻采访了巴特勒社区中心经理艾米·马奎尔，她表示整个社区充满“震惊和难以置信”的情绪。
Amy Maguire, who is the manager of the Butler Community Centre, told Irish broadcaster RTÉ News that there is a lot of "shock and disbelief" running through the entire community.
马奎尔说，他们在周二早上就提前开放了社区中心，作为社区聚会的中心，提供茶和咖啡。附近的神圣心资源中心也提供了联络和咨询服务。
Maguire said they opened their centre earlier on Tuesday as a hub for the community to gather, offering tea and coffee. The nearby Sacred Heart Resource Centre also offered liaison and counselling services.
她说：“你知道，这是一个关系紧密的社区，是一个小社区，而作为当地的社区中心，我们有责任照顾社区。因此，只要他们需要我们，我们就会在这里。”
"You know, this is a tight-knit community, it's a small community and, as the local centre, it's our job to ensure that we look after the community. So, as long as they need us, we'll be there," Maguire said.
“当地的肉铺捐赠了三明治，当地公司捐赠了茶、咖啡、饮料、零食、薯片、三明治以及其他一切物品，还有服务。”
"Local butchers have donated sandwiches, we've had local companies donate tea, coffee, beverages, snacks, crisps, sandwiches, everything, as well as services."
国家教育心理服务（NEPS）也已联系并走访了该地区的学校，为受沃特福德致命火灾影响的工作人员和社区提供支持。
The National Educational Psychological Service (NEPS) has also contacted and visited schools in the area to support staff and communities affected by the fatal fire in Waterford.
教育部发言人表示，作为部门的前线应对力量，NEPS一直在向学校管理层和员工提供支持和建议，“以支持情况的管理，随着事件影响的展开”。
A spokesperson for the Department of Education said NEPS, which acts as the department's frontline responder, had been providing support and advice to school management and staff "to support the management of the situation, as the impact of the incident unfolds".
沃特福德和利斯莫尔主教阿尔方索·卡利南将其描述为“无法言说的悲剧”，震惊了整个城市。
The Bishop of Waterford and Lismore, Alphonsus Cullinan, described it as an "unspeakable tragedy" which had shocked the entire city.
他在一份声明中表示：“我们的心与那些遭受如此无法想象损失的家庭同在。“我们与所有生活被毁灭的人站在一起”，他补充道。
In a statement, he said: "Our hearts go out to the families who have suffered such unimaginable loss. "We stand in solidarity with all those whose lives have been devastated", he added.
他说，天主教会将“尽我们所能”伸出援手帮助受影响的人，而教区神父将为丧亲家庭提供牧灵关怀并支持当地社区。
He said the Catholic Church would "reach out as best we can" to help those affected and the parish priest would minister to the bereaved family and support the local community.
沃特福德和利斯莫尔教区随后也确认，将在周三于圣心教堂举行守夜活动。
The Diocese of Waterford and Lismore has also since confirmed that a vigil will be held at Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday.
沃特福德和利斯莫尔教区在社交媒体上发文称，守夜活动将为人们提供一个“共同祈祷”的机会，为逝去生命的人、他们悲痛的家人和亲人，以及所有受此可怕悲剧影响的人祈祷。当地教区神父杰里·切斯纳特神父表示，社区将支持这个家庭。
In a post on social media, the Diocese of Waterford and Lismore said the vigil will provide an opportunity for people to "come together in prayer for those who have lost their lives, their grieving families and loved ones, and all those affected by this terrible tragedy". Local parish priest, Fr Gerry Chestnutt, said the family will be supported by the community.
“有些孩子曾就读于我们的小学，所以他们会有很多朋友和朋友的父母，他们会团聚在一起，虽然这是一个较大的教区，但这一地区关系非常紧密，”他对RTÉ说。沃特福德都会区市长洛拉·奥沙利文敦促人们不要猜测火灾原因。
"Some of the children went to our primary schools so they will have lots of friends and parents of friends, they will rally around, while this is a big parish, around this area is very tight knit," he told RTÉ. The mayor of the Waterford Metropolitan District, Lola O'Sullivan, urged people not to speculate about the cause of the fire.
“看到人们在社交媒体上对他们没有确凿事实的事情发表评论，这让我非常不安，”她说。
"It upsets me no end to see people commenting on social media about something that they don't have firm facts on," she said.
司法部长吉姆·奥卡拉汉将纵火袭击描述为“残忍且恶劣的行为”，并坚持责任人将“面临法律的全部严惩”。
Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has described the arson attack as a "brutal and heinous act" and insisted those responsible would "face the full rigour of the law".
“这一令人震惊的事件不仅对沃特福德人民产生了重大影响，而且对整个国家也产生了重大影响，”他说。
"This shocking event has had a very significant impact not just on the people of Waterford but on the whole country," he said.
“在文明社会中，没有容忍这种残忍暴力行为的空间。”奥卡拉汉表示，谋杀调查正得到国家刑事调查局的支持。他向遇难者的家人和朋友以及住院的两名儿童表达了哀悼。该住宅区位于城市外围的基卢尔路旁。
"There is no place in a civilised society for such a heinous act of violence." O'Callaghan said the murder inquiry was being supported by the National Bureau for Criminal Investigation. He expressed his condolences to the family and friends of the bereaved and to the two children in hospital. The housing estate is just off the Killure Road on the outer edge of the city.
代表沃特福德在爱尔兰议会（Dáil）的辛恩费因党成员大卫·卡利南表示，他认识这家人，并对他们的亲戚表示同情。“我感到万分心碎，”卡利南说。
Sinn Féin's David Cullinane, who represents Waterford in the Dáil (Irish Parliament), said he knew the family and said his heart went out to their relatives. "I'm just utterly heartbroken," Cullinane said.
“住宅区内部本身就充满了毁灭性的打击，沃特福德市更广泛的社区也同样如此。”他的同党同事、辛恩费因党议员约翰·赫恩也认识这家人，并将其描述为一场“可怕的悲剧”。
"There is such devastation in the housing estate itself but also in the wider community in Waterford city." His party colleague, Sinn Féin councillor John Hearne, also knows the family and described it as a "terrible tragedy".
赫恩对BBC北爱尔兰新闻表示，居住在该住宅区的居民大约在早上5点注意到火灾，他们走出去叫醒邻居，试图提供帮助。
Hearne told BBC News NI that residents living in the estate noticed the blaze at about 05:00 and they went out to wake up their neighbours to try to help.
但他说这一切“发生得太快了”，对所有涉及者来说“极其痛苦”。独立议员唐纳德·巴里也最近一直与这家人合作。
But he said it "all happened so fast" and was "hugely distressing for everyone involved". Independent councillor Donal Barry had also been working with the family very recently.
在接受BBC《晚间加时》节目采访时，他因他们的去世而明显情绪低落。
Speaking to the BBC's Evening Extra programme, he was audibly upset by their deaths.
“就在上周四，我还在就一件我正在处理的事情给金打电话，”他说。
"Only last Thursday I was speaking to Kim on the phone in relation to a matter I was dealing with," he said.
“今天早上一上去，我看见了房子，我的心就沉了下去。我当时就知道是谁了。”巴里表示，这家直系亲属在沃特福德“备受尊重”，社区因这次袭击而感到“麻木”。
"As soon as I went up there this morning and I looked and saw the house, my heart sank. I knew who it was then." Barry said the immediate family were "well thought of" in Waterford and the community has been "numbed" by the attack.
该议员补充说，这对夫妇的子女就读的当地学校也出现了“毁灭性”的情况。
The councillor added that there was "devastation" in local schools where the couple's children were pupils.
他赞扬了地方议会的努力，该议会在袭击事件后在圣约翰公园的巴特勒社区中心设立了支援中心。
He praised the efforts made by the local council which set up a support hub at Butler Community Centre in St John's Park in the aftermath of the attack.
“沃特福德市及郡议会在能够提供给社区的任何支持方面，都不会让人失望，”他说。
"Waterford City and County Council won't be found wanting in any support which they can give the community," he said.