A number of other people managed to escape the blaze uninjured.
A man has died in a housefire in Dublin in the early hours of this morning.
Emergency services attended the scene in Drumcondra at 2.45am.
A man in his 50s was taken to the Mater Hospital with serious burn injuries, and later passed away.
A number of other people managed to escape the blaze uninjured.
Gardai remain at the scene today and the investigation is continuing.

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