A man aged in his 50s has died following a house fire in Dublin in the early hours of Monday morning.
Gardaí and emergency services attended the scene of the fire at approximately 2.30 am.
A house fire that occurred in Dublin early on Monday morning claimed the life of a man in his 50s.
At about 2.30 am, the Garda and emergency services arrived on the site.
“At approximately 2.45 am Dublin Fire Brigade removed a man, late 50s, from the house who was taken to the Mater Hospital with serious burn injuries. He later passed away. A post-mortem will take place at a later date,” a garda spokesperson said.
“A number of other residents from the house managed to evacuate the house and were uninjured. Gardaí remains at scene at this time and investigations ongoing.”
Dublin Fire Brigade released a message on Twitter expressing its sympathies.
“A man has died following a fire in his home in Drumcondra overnight. Despite best efforts of firefighters and advanced paramedics on scene he passed away in hospital. A number of people self-rescued. Our thoughts are with the man’s family, friends and neighbours,” the fire service wrote.