Waste collection trucks damaged in Glanmire fire

Emergency services attended a large fire at a waste plant on the northside of Cork city on Saturday evening, which left several vehicles badly damaged.

The industrial fire took place at Greenstar Waste Management in Sarsfield Court Industrial Estate, just off the Upper Glanmire Road, with several waste collecting trucks and cars which were parked nearby seen to be on fire.

Video footage of the incident shared on social media shows high flames from the husks of several vehicles.

Six units from Cork City Fire Brigade responded to the incident shortly after 6pm, and asked the public to exercise caution in the area at the time, with An Garda Síochána also attending the scene.

There were no injuries as a result of the fire, and no structural damage has been reported, with the blaze largely confined to a yard in the area, fire officers confirmed.

Cork City Fire Brigade’s Robert O’Brien told The Echo: “The fire started at roughly 6pm and we had six units in attendance at the height of it.”

“Six waste collecting trucks and three cars were involved in it. We left the scene at 10pm after four hours, so it was quite a big blaze.”

He added that there were no injuries to report, and that the Gardaí were in attendance and will be looking into the cause of the fire.

Foul play is reportedly not suspected by gardaí.