Dublin Fire Brigade worked to bring the blaze under the control but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman in her 80s has died in a house fire in Tallaght.
It broke out in the Mountain Park estate in yesterday evening, with gardaí and emergency services attending the scene just before 7pm.
Dublin Fire Brigade worked to bring the blaze under the control but the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
A post mortem will be carried out on her body, while gardaí will conduct a technical exam of the scene.

                                        
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