Dramatic blaze at Kinnegad

A dramatic fire which blazed for several hours this evening on a bog neaer Kinnegad has been extingished.

It is understood that fire crews from Meath and Offaly attended at the fire, and succeeded at arond midnight in quenching the fire.

The area affected was close to the Breedon Cement plant (formerly Lagan).

Mullingar

Meanwhile, a house was extensively damaged in Patrick Street in Mullingar in a fire on Saturday night.

The occupant of the house escaped without injury.