Fire crews tackle blaze at University of Limerick

FIRE crews tackled a fire at the University of Limerick on Tuesday evening. 

Four crews from Limerick City Fire Service and one from Killaloe Fire Station attended the incident at Cappavilla Village, student accommodation located on the northside of the campus. 

The apartment fire was located on a second floor balcony with crews arriving at 5:16pm to deal with the fire. 

The building block was evacuated and remained closed for the night with crews departing the scene at 7:50pm. 

No injuries have been reported in the fire.