Two people remain in hospital this morning after a fire broke out at a house at Cross Avenue in Dun Laoghaire in Dublin last night.

The alarm was raised at around 9pm and four units of the Dublin Fire Brigade and two ambulances attended the scene.

The blaze was brought under control.

Two people were taken to St Vincent's Hospital, where they are being treated for burns and smoke inhalation.

Gardai are investigating the cause of the fire.