An investigation is ongoing into the cause of a house fire in a Dublin suburb which has left a man in hospital with serious injuries.
A second occupant of the house was also taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries.
The fire broke out at around 2.20am yesterday morning at a property at Cromcastle Road area in Coolock with emergency services and gardai attending the scene.
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It is understood two people were in the house when the fire broke out. One person escaped from a window before the emergency services arrived and the second was rescued by members of Dublin Fire Brigade.
Three units of the fire brigade and two ambulances attended the scene.
There was visible fire damage to a front upstairs window which was badly damaged and the glass smashed.
It is understood the fire was not malicious but a full investigation into the cause of the fire is taking place.
Gardai confirmed they, along with emergency services attended the scene in the Cromcastle Road area of Coolock at approximately 2.20am.
“A number of occupants of the residence were taken to hospital for treatment of non-life threatening injuries,” gardai said in a statement.
“A man in his 30s was taken to Beaumont Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.”
The scene was preserved for technical examination but the scene has since been lifted.
Gardai confirmed enquiries into the fire are “ongoing.”
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