Man dies and three gardaí injured in residential fire in Kildare

The blaze broke out at a residential building in the Oldtown Demesne area of Naas town at approximately 4.15am this morning.

Gardaí and emergency services responded to the incident and evacuated the building, while the fire was brought under control by units from the Kildare Fire Service.

One male was pronounced dead and his body remains at the scene.

Three gardaí who responded to the fire were also injured and received medical attention. The scene of the fire is currently preserved for a technical examination.

Kildare County Councillor Bill Clear, who lives near to where the fire happened, praised the local gardaí for their heroic actions.

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“I want to pass on my condolences to the family of the man who tragically passed away in the fire, who I understand was aged in his 40s.

“I believe there’s about 20 apartments in that block itself. The local guards acted very quickly once they were alerted to the fire. They heroically went around the apartment block, door-to-door, telling people to get out right now and they managed to get everyone out safely except for the poor man.

“I really want to commend their brave work,” said Cllr Clear.