Waterford Fire Service received an alert about the fire at 5.13am on Tuesday, where crews from several nearby stations were dispatched to the scene.
Firefighters immediately began to tackle the blaze and extract the family from the house.
Once the fire had been extinguished, the scene was handed over to An Garda Síochána, which is continuing to deal with the incident.
A gardaí spokesman said at the time: “An Garda Síochána are investigating all the circumstances of a fatal house fire that occurred in the Birchwood area of Waterford City shortly after 5am this morning.
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