Gardai are in Dungarvan are investigating the cause of the fire at a
commercial premises on O’Connell Street.
The Fire broke out at around 10am this morning and was attended to by fire
personnel from Dungarvan and Cappoquin fire stations who quickly brought the
fire under control.
One person was transferred to University Hospital Waterford to be treated
for burns. The casualty’s injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
Earlier today, Gardai would not confirm if they believe the fire was
started suspicious.
The area around O’Connell Street was closed to all traffic while the
emergency services worked at the scene but has since re-opened.
It is the second major fire in the town that Fire units have had to deal
with in recent months.
Last June, fire fighters were called to a blaze that broke out at the
Glanbia premises on lower Main Street.
That fire broke out before normal business hours and no one was injured.
In June’s fire, as well as the Glanbia premises, the adjoining Shaw’s
Electrical store suffered damage and the nearby St. Augustine’s Roman Catholic
Church on Friary Street which backs onto the Glanbia site was dampened down as
a precaution.
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