A person has died following a fire at a building in Dublin city centre.
Several units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene on Capel Street on Monday afternoon.
A number of people had to be evacuated from this building when the fire broke out at 4.30 pm on Monday.
Emergency services found a body inside a residential unit in the building after the blaze was brought under control.
Gardaí say they've no further details about the deceased at this time.
Their body has been removed to the Dublin City Mortuary, where a post-mortem will be carried out.
Sadly, a person has died following a fire in Capel Street yesterday
Our thoughts are with the person’s family, friends and neighbours at this difficult time
Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam pic.twitter.com/QEki7UtOq0— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 12, 2023
The scene has been preserved for a technical exam to establish how the fire started.
