One person dies in Dublin city centre fire
James Cox
A person has died following a fire at a building in Dublin city centre.
A number of units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene on Monday afternoon on Capel Street.
People had to be evacuated from the building on Capel Street when the fire broke out yesterday afternoon at 4.30pm.
Emergency services brought it under control, and they then found a body inside a residential unit in the building.
Gardaí said there are no further details about the deceased at this time.
Their body has been removed to the Dublin City Mortuary where a postmortem will be carried out on Tuesday.
The scene has been preserved for a technical exam to establish how the fire started.
