Balbriggan residents advised to stay indoors, close windows as fire brigade fights blaze

Residents of Balbriggan in north county Dublin have been asked to remain indoors with their windows closed after a large fire broke out at a waste-disposal plant.

Dublin Fire Brigade was notified of the fire at 6.30am and responded to the incident. Nine units are at the scene.

The fire broke out at Fingal Bay Business Park.

Smoke was visible across a wide area around Balbriggan on Thursday morning.

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Dublin Fire Brigade said in a statement that it “would like to advise residents in the Balbriggan area of Dublin to stay indoors and keep their windows closed this morning”.

By mid-morning, the fire brigade said it was making good progress but that the operation would continue.

An Garda Síochána said it was assisting at the scene.