One person dies in fire on Dublin’s Capel Street

One person was reported dead following an apartment building fire in Dublin city.

On Monday afternoon, six units of Dublin Fire Brigade scrambled to battle the fire at an address on Capel Street on the north side of the city.

Multiple 999 calls were received at about 4.30pm.

On arrival, firefighters found a fire in an apartment on the second floor of the building, with smoke drifting over the local area, a spokesman said.

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Breathing apparatus teams entered the building to extinguish the blaze. Six fire engines including a turntable ladder had responded.

As of 7.30pm, the fire had been brought under control, with crews remaining on scene damping down hotspots. However, a single fatality was later confirmed by gardaí.