An investigation is underway into the cause of a blaze which claimed the lives of two young Donegal sisters.
Gardai have sealed off the house for a technical examination
The local community of Mountain Top are still trying to come to terms with the news that 24 year old Jody Brogan and her sister Angeline, who was 28, died in the blaze at Ceanann View in Letterkenny yesterday morning.
Its believed the fire began in the front living room of the house and spread to the bedroom upstairs where the girls were.
One young woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
Her sister was taken to Letterkenny General Hospital in a critical condition, but passed away shortly afterwards.
A man who had been sleeping at the back of the house, managed to escape and raised the alarm.
Former minister Dr James McDaid, who is the local GP, was called to the scene....he described it was an horrific incident, and his thoughts are with the girls family and friends.
Local priest Fr Brian Quinn also attended the scene to administer the last rites to the young women.
