The fire broke out in north Dublin on Wednesday morning.
Eight units of Dublin Fire Brigade attended a huge fire at a recycling plant near Dublin Airport on Wednesday morning.
The fire broke out at St. Margaret’s recycling plant in Sandyhill in north Dublin and while it could be seen from Dublin Airport, it is not having an impact on airport operations.
There is a fire in St Margaret's near the airport. The fire is not on the airport campus and the smoke is not having an impact on airport operations. pic.twitter.com/xBxZuzqmVV
— Dublin Airport (@DublinAirport) January 10, 2018
Dublin Fire Brigade posted photos from the scene on their Twitter account on Wednesday morning.
We're attending a plant fire in St Margaret's off the R108 near the airport #Dublin #fire 6 units & turntable ladder attending 📸 @doltron pic.twitter.com/bOyYzpmo8E
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 10, 2018
We now have 8 units attending the St Margarets / Sandyhill fire near the airport including aerial ladder & foam unit #Dublin #fire pic.twitter.com/af0UmalbGQ
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 10, 2018
Images via Twitter/Dublin Fire Brigade
Gardaí warned that there was a large amount of smoke in the area and urged motorists to drive carefully in the vicinity.
Dublin Traffic: Fire at St Margaret’s re-cycling centre,
large amount of smoke in the area. Please drive carefully in that vicinity .#ArriveAlive pic.twitter.com/46W7IsVixG— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) January 10, 2018
Main image via Twitter/Dublin Fire Brigade
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