Gardaí are investigating a fire which damaged a well-known pub in Dublin 8 in the early hours of Monday morning.
Five units of Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the fire at Drop Dead Twice on Francis Street.
The brigade was alerted by an automatic fire alarm and smoke was also seen coming from the premises at around 4.30am.
A well-developed fire had taken hold on the ground floor and a full evacuation of an adjoining property was underway. Firefighters in breathing apparatus extinguished the fire. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation and the scene was handed over to gardai at 8.30am.
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Firefighters from Tara Street, Dolphins Barn and Donnybrook stations attended the incident.
A Garda spokesman said nobody was on the premises when the fire start and the force is continuing its inquiries.
The pub is known for being LGBT friendly and for its cocktails and craft beer. It appears regularly on the list of pubs tourists should visit when in Dublin.
On its Facebook page, the owners posted: “It’s safe to say yesterday was a rollercoaster. One we never thought we’d see.
“A massive heartfelt thank you to @dubfirebrigade who acted so quickly to get the fire out,” they said.
“Amongst the stress and heartache of looking on at our baby charred and broken we were absolutely blown away by all the messages from the wonderful humans who make our place so very, very, special - to us and to others. Seeing this this morning has brought a tear to our eye. we We don’t know how long it will take and what it will look like but we will be back.”
