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Roisin Cullen

Abandoned Dublin building goes up in flames with four fire engines rushing to scene

Dublin firefighters rushed to a "well-developed" blaze at an abandoned building in Cabra late last night.

Four fire engines were needed to help fight the high flames on Faussagh Avenue. A turntable ladder was used to fight the fire from above with extra water supplies also needed.

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Dublin Fire Brigade tweeted: "Overnight, four fire engines responded to a well developed fire in a vacant building in Cabra. A turntable ladder from Tara Street fire station fought the fire from above and Dublin City Council crews provided us with increased water supplies to the fireground."

Dublin Fire Brigade are at the scene again today with large amounts of black smoke visible from the M50.

Traffic restrictions are currently in place as the firefighters try to bring the blaze under control. They have warned people to expect delays in the area.

They tweeted: "Operations continued this morning at the vacant building fire on Faussagh Avenue in Cabra. There are traffic restrictions in place at the bridge with knock on delays."

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