Toxic fumes coming from large fire at Dundalk premises

It’s understood that the premises is a towing company and a large number of cars were at the scene of the blaze.

EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE dealing with a large fire at a premises just outside Dundalk, Co Louth.

PHOTOS: Garda Compound Fire, Dundalk Copyright @FireIreland 100 cars & building destroyed by fire. Fire crews from Dundalk, Dunlee, Ardee IA pic.twitter.com/seqUzvowWi
— Emergency Times (@emergencytimes) March 29, 2017

Emergency Times / Twitter

Gardaí were alerted to the fire at Haggardstown at around 7.20 this evening.

Emergency services are at the scene and three fire engines are dealing with the blaze.

It’s understood that a towing company uses the premises and a large number of cars were at the scene of the blaze.

Fergal McCabe / YouTube

No injuries have been reported but residents and motorists in the area have been warned to keep windows closed due to toxic fumes emitting from the fire.

The roads surrounding the compound have been closed and diversions are in place.

Read: Helicopter destined for Dublin goes missing over the Irish Sea>

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.

For the price of one cup of coffee each week you can make sure we can keep reliable, meaningful news open to everyone regardless of their ability to pay.

Support us Learn More