Dublin Fire Brigade has urged people to check their smoke alarms after residents of a north Dublin apartment block had a very lucky escape.
Firefighters rushed to the scene of an apartment blaze in Ballymun early this morning and posted pictures to show the terrifying situation as it unfolded.
At 2 am, they received a call after residents were alerted by their smoke alarm going off. Thankfully no one was seriously hurt with just one person treated for smoke inhalation.
A spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade took to Twitter to release a statement on the incident.
The spokesperson wrote: "At 2 am this morning, firefighters were called to a fire in Ballymun. A smoke alarm alerted residents and they were able to escape safely."
One person was treated for smoke inhalation. Four fire engines and one ambulance attended the scene."
"Smoke alarms save lives."
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