Fire service battles large blaze in Dublin as residents advised to close doors and windows

Dublin Fire Brigade says it will be dealing with incident at car dismantlers near Lusk for ‘foreseeable future’

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) has advised any residents close to the scene of a large fire at a car dismantlers in Wimbletown, north Co Dublin to close all windows and doors as they continue to work to control the blaze.
The fire is located near Ballyboughal in Fingal and is visible across a wide area. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade/Facebook

Dublin Fire Brigade (DFB) has advised any residents close to the scene of a large fire at a car dismantlers in Wimbletown, north Co Dublin, to close all windows and doors as they continue to work to control the blaze.

The service says it was alerted to the fire shortly after 3pm on Thursday afternoon and responded immediately.

By 5pm, it said there were eight units at the scene: five fire engines, a foam unit and two water tanks.

The fire is located near Ballyboughal in Fingal, not far from Lusk, and is visible across a wide area.

Black smoke drifts from the scene of the fire. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins
Black smoke drifts from the scene of the fire. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins

DFB says a senior officer is overseeing the operation to extinguish the fire and it is receiving support from Meath fire service.

It says it expects its personnel to be at the scene “for the foreseeable future as this will be a protracted incident”.

The cause of the of the fire is not yet known.

The smoke could be seen from a far distance away from the site of the incident. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins
The smoke could be seen from a far distance away from the site of the incident. Photograph: Garrett White/Collins
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Emmet Malone

Emmet Malone

Emmet Malone is Work Correspondent at The Irish Times