Firefighters from four stations tackle commercial blaze in Limerick


Firefighters spent four hours bringing the blaze in Rathkeale under control
FIREFIGHTERS from four stations in County Limerick responded to a blaze at a commercial premises in Rathkeale on Saturday night.
The report was made at 9.15pm with a total of seven appliances from Rathkeale, Newcastle West, Foynes and Abbeyfeale all rushing to the scene.
It is understood the fire broke out at a laundry business in the Rathkeale Industrial Estate. There are no reports of any injuries at this time. The cause of the fire is not known.
Firefighters spent the next four hours bringing the blaze under control with the last appliance to return to base shortly before 1am.
Separately, an ESB pole went on fire in the Janesboro area at around 6.30pm on Saturday evening. Around 600 customers were without power. ESB staff responded, repaired the fault and restored the power at around 8pm.
