Large Fire At Douglas Village Shopping Centre
Fire services are having difficulty accessing the scene of the fire due to the low roof in the car park.
Several units of Cork City fire service are dealing with a large incident in the multi-storey car park of Tesco Douglas after a car caught fire. Gardai have closed the link road from Douglas East to Douglas West.
Cork city fire say crews are working very hard in heavy smoke and fire conditions to contain the blaze. It’s understood one car went on fire & spread to multiple other cars.
There are no reports of any injuries.
We've received photos from our listeners. People are advised to avoid the area.
UPDATE: Large Fire in Douglas Shopping Centre, several units from around the city in attendance.
— Cork City Fire Brigade (@CorkCityFire) August 31, 2019
Crews working very hard in heavy smoke and fire conditions to contain fire 🔥 🚒
⚠️ Please avoid the area to allow crews to access the building ⚠️#corkfire pic.twitter.com/F9P9Bk3zRc
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