FIVE FIRE ENGINES have been deployed to tackle an industrial fire in north Co Dublin. 

Dublin Fire Brigade and members of the Meath Fire Service are involved in fighting the fire. Two water tankers and a foam tender have also been dispatched to the car scrapyard in Wimbletown, Ballyboughal. 

Smoke from the fire at the Scrapmycar yard could be seen from about 20 kilometres away in Dublin city centre this afternoon. 

“Firefighters are already on scene dealing with the fire,” the fire brigade said in posts on social media. 

“Smoke is visible across the city and firefighters are advising anyone affected by smoke to close all windows and doors as a precaution.

“This will be a protracted incident and we expect to be on scene for the foreseeable future,” Dublin Fire Brigade said. 

Smoke from the fire in north Co Dublin seen from Dublin city centre The Journal The Journal

LiveDrive, which tracks traffic disruption, urged motorists to help the firefighters “by keeping the area clear and expect smoke on surrounding routes”.

Local independent councillor Cathal Boland said he saw the fire from Ballyboughal, not long after it started.

“The smoke that was going up was incredible,” he told The Journal.

He said he went to track down the source of the smoke and ended up helping to divert traffic, which has been sent along a nearby country road to avoid the area.

He said it was “not a major traffic problem,” though. He also thanked a passing crew of construction workers who gave him some cones to help manage the traffic. 

Boland said a lot of the smoke has now blown away and that the fire appears to have been brought under some level of control.