Two restaurants evacuated in Cork city following fire

Olivia Kelleher

Two restaurants had to be evacuated after a fire broke out in Cork city centre on Thursday evening.

Smoke was seen coming from a building behind a restaurant on Oliver Plunkett Street at around 7pm. The alarm was raised by members of the public.

Several units of Cork City Fire Brigade attended the scene. The fire was brought under control by 8pm.

The cause of the fire is under investigation. The impacted building will be inspected tomorrow to determine the scale of the damage caused in the incident.

Motorists were urged to avoid the area this evening. There was some traffic congestion in the city centre this evening arising from the incident.