Dublin apartments evacuated in fire scare

A Dublin apartment block was evacuated today after three vehicles in an underground car park caught fire.

A Dublin apartment block was evacuated today after three vehicles in an underground car park caught fire.

Six fire engines attended the fire at Adelaide Road in the city centre at around 6 am.

A spokesman for Dublin Fire Brigade said: “Three cars went on fire in a basement car park. Thick smoke spread throughout the building and the apartment block had to be evacuated. The fire was confined to the basement.”

There were no injuries.

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“We have no idea how it started. Gardai will be investigating,” the spokesman added.