Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade personnel on Sunday attended the scene of a fire in Lucan, Co Dublin, in which a man died.
The deceased is understood to be in his 40s and originally from Eastern Europe.
The fire broke out just before 6am at a private residence in Lucan village. Traffic diversions were put in place as the scene around the property was sealed off to facilitate the emergency services.
The dead man’s remains were taken from the scene on Sunday afternoon and were due to undergo a postmortem. However, gardaí do not suspect foul play was a factor in the fatal fire.
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Dublin Fire Brigade said four fire engines from Tallaght, Blanchardstown and Dolphin’s Barn stations “responded to the address and firefighters in breathing apparatus immediately fought the fire”.
“Sadly, one person was discovered deceased by breathing apparatus teams and the fire was brought under control,” it added.
Dublin Fire Brigade also sought the assistance of ESB Networks, Gas Networks Ireland and gardaí before handing over the scene to gardaí just after 8.45am.
An Garda Síochána said it was aware “of commentary in circulation online in relation to this incident which contains misinformation, disinformation and fake news”. It urged members of the public to independently verify information before sharing it on social media or on messaging apps.
Despite some claims the fire was linked to an international protection centre, that is not the case and the man who died was not an international protection applicant.
Though accommodation for Ukrainian nationals is located on the same street, there was no connection between that centre and the fire.
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