DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE have shared a number of pictures of a house in the Lucan area of Dublin that was gutted by fire last night, saying it should act as an example.

Fire-fighters say that a man was rescued by his neighbours after closed bedroom doors gave him enough time to escape.

DFB say that the shut doors held back the blaze at the house and that closing doors should be a common safety precaution.

1) A man was rescued by neighbours through a window last night in Lucan. A well developed fire took hold, only the pic.twitter.com/5IjKnDF0P5
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) August 30, 2015

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

2) bedrooms with shut doors held the fire back. Close your doors before you go to bed, they buy you valuable time. pic.twitter.com/yWpzFeV5UD
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) August 30, 2015

Dublin Fire Brigade / Twitter

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