One person dies in Dublin city centre fire

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One Person Dies In Dublin City Centre Fire
A person has died following a fire at a building in Dublin city centre.
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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.

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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.

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