GARDAI, fire fighters and paramedics have all responded to a fire affecting three apartments in Ennis this evening.
They were called to the scene shortly after 5pm with thick smoke billowing from three apartments close to the junction of O’Connell Street and Barrack Street.
A Garda at the scene said that no one had been injured and no one had been in any of the apartments.
Vehicles are being diverted away from the end of O’Connell Street closest to the Cathedral and there is currently no vehicular access to Barrack Street.
Owen Ryan
Owen Ryan has been a journalist with the Clare Champion since 2007, having previously worked for a number of other regional titles in Limerick, Galway and Cork.