Dun Laoghaire hotel blaze

A south Co Dublin hotel had to be evacuated early this morning when a fire broke out

A south Co Dublin hotel had to be evacuated early this morning when a fire broke out. Two units of the Dublin fire brigade fought the blaze at the Rochestown Lodge Hotel in Rochestown Avenue, Dun Laoghaire, which was discovered at around 1 a.m.

It is understood the blaze may have began when a set of curtains caught fire. No one was injured.

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