A Man Has Died Following A House Fire In Dublin.

Thursday, 20 May 2021 09:51

The blaze occurred in Cabra yesterday afternoon.

A man has died after a house fire in north Dublin.

He was found after emergency services were alerted to the blaze in Dublin 7 yesterday afternoon.

Mairead Cleary reports:

"Gardai were called to the scene in a house in Cabra at around quarter-past-2 yesterday afternoon.

Dublin Fire Brigade extinguished the fire, but the body of a man, whose age is unknown, was found afterwards.

He was pronounced dead a short-time later.

The body has been removed to the City Morgue for a post-mortem examination.

Investigations are ongoing, with the scene currently preserved for a technical examination. "

Unfortunately, a man has died following a house fire in the Cabra Park area this afternoon.

Firefighters from Phibsborough and HQ attended the scene.

Our thoughts are with his family, friends and neighbours at this especially difficult time. pic.twitter.com/XlRanJSJ4t
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) May 19, 2021

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