Fire crews in Dublin are battling a blaze tonight.
The fire is several stories up in the Metro Hotel in Ballymun, Dublin.
It is not yet known if the rooms were occupied at the time the blaze started.
8 fire engines, advanced paramedics & other specialist appliances are now attending the fire in #Ballymun. Severe traffic delays, please avoid the area to enable us to access the fireground #Dublin #fire pic.twitter.com/XLoS7lOD2L
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) March 21, 2018
Several Dublin Fire Brigade units are dealing with a fire at a hotel in Ballymun | https://t.co/lmVQ32VQ58 pic.twitter.com/NuivraYnTM
— RTÉ News (@rtenews) March 21, 2018
Really bad fire in apartment above a hotel in #ballymun pic.twitter.com/eAlsxjP7tR
— Gordon Masterson (@nodrogmas) March 21, 2018
In a statement, Dublin Fire Brigade said: “Eight fire engines, advanced paramedics and other specialist appliances are now attending the fire in Ballymun.
“Severe traffic delays, please avoid the area to enable us to access the fireground.”
Gardaí and ambulance services are also at the scene.
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