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06 Sept 2025

Dryer fire blaze a big warning to all households

EMERGENCY services attended the scene of a fire

Emergency services tackle dryer fire in Limerick town

A fire appliance at the scene of a fire in Newcastle West in Limerick| PICTURE: Adrian Butler

EMERGENCY services attended the scene of a fire caused in a rural town this Thursday morning.

According to fire services the cause of the fire was a dryer, which is said to have went on fire at a building in a West Limerick town.

Two units, one from Newcastle West and one from Rathkeale, attended the incident on Lower Maiden Street, Newcastle West, after being called to the scene at 8:42am. 

With the fire appliances back at base by 9:32am, no injuries have been reported.

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