Major fire breaks out at abandoned shopping centre in north Dublin

Firefighters from Balbriggan, Skerries and Swords are attending the scene at the vacant premises.
Major fire breaks out at abandoned shopping centre in north Dublin

Kenneth Fox

There are reports of a major fire at the Old Shopping Centre in Balbriggan in Dublin.

Firefighters from Balbriggan, Skerries and Swords are attending the scene at the vacant premises.

An emergency 999 call was received at 2pm on Thursday afternoon.

20 firefighters are at the incident with a turntable ladder and water tanker.

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