Investigations are under way into the cause of a fire at an apartment block in Blanchardstown in Dublin.
The blaze broke out on a balcony on the eighth floor of the Falcon's View complex at around 4:30pm yesterday afternoon.
The building is located beside the Crowne Plaza Hotel, near Blanchardstown Shopping Centre.
Both the apartment building and the hotel were evacuated while seven units of the Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene.
There were no injuries reported, however dozens of residents have been unable to return to their homes today.
A resident said he understands that around 35 apartments were damaged.
ESB Networks said 13 apartments are still without power this evening after the fire.
Technicians have reconnected 47 apartments at the complex since the evacuation.
Earlier today, the ESB said the lack of power was due to the "scale of the damage as a result of the fire, as well as potential water damage which could have compromised the integrity of electrical installations within the complex".
"We are liaising closely with the hotel and complex and providing a dedicated service to expedite electricity reconnections.
"However, we can only reconnect once the appropriate electrical work within the complex is completed and certified by a registered electrician."
A fire officer with Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) said it is understood the fire began on a balcony on the eighth floor of the building and caused extensive damage to the apartment.
Keith Markey said some other apartments were also severely damaged by smoke, but the damage was mainly contained to the building's exterior and the interior safety systems seemed to work well.
Gardaí and the DFB have both begun investigations into the fire.
Minister of State and Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin West Jack Chambers said that he will be working with Fingal County Council "to provide any support and assistance that we can".
He said that it was important that those who could not return to their home are "given all the support required over the coming days and weeks".
Former Socialist Party TD Ruth Coppinger said the full extent of the knock-on impacts from the fire is not yet known.
"Everybody was asked to find accommodation with family and friends last night if possible, if not, other people were then accommodated in hotels," she said.
"The issue is we don't know the full extent of how many families are impacted. Certainly, the number I was told last night by friends who live there was a lot more than had been originally thought."
Ms Coppinger said: "It would be very important that Fingal Council and other agencies would assist to find places for families and for people who have been impacted by this."
She added that there were also concerns around property insurance and cover.
"Residents raised, for example, about not being able to get insurance for their contents because they rent, which is definitely is a legal anomaly that needs to be looked at."
'We knew it was serious' - apartment residents evacuated
Fingal County Council said it is grateful to Dublin Fire Brigade for its speedy response yesterday and that its housing department has been in contact with the management company of the apartment to help ensure all those impacted have access to any necessary services and accommodation.
A spokesperson for the local authority said its staff were also on site this morning and will continue to engage with those affected.
"We have been assured that all of the residents whose apartments are temporarily uninhabitable because of fire damage have been provided with alternative accommodation and we will work with residents and the management company as progress is made with works to repair damaged apartments over the coming weeks."
