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Emergency services deal with an incident at the junction of Barrack Street and O Connell street in Ennis this evening. photograph by John Kelly.

Emergency services respond to Ennis fire


GARDAI, fire fighters and paramedics have all responded to a fire affecting three apartments in Ennis this evening.

Emergency services deal with an incident at the junction of Barrack Street and O Connell street in Ennis this evening. photograph by John Kelly.
A general view as emergency services deal with an incident at the junction of Barrack Street and O Connell street in Ennis this evening. photograph by John Kelly.

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.

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