The blaze broke out during the early hours of this morning.
Passengers were forced to be evacuated after a coach caught fire on a motorway in Dublin this morning (Saturday, 2 November).
Gardaí and fire services were alerted to reports of the bus blaze on the M1 motorway in the north of the county shortly after 1.50am.
The incident occurred on the southbound carriageway between J05 (Balbriggan) and J04 (Donabate).
Overnight firefighters were called to a coach fire on the #M1 Southbound at J5 Balbriggan.
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) November 2, 2024
Three fire engines from Balbriggan, Swords and Finglas fire stations along with a foam tender from Tara Street fire station attended the incident. pic.twitter.com/i7RtlLMbuK
In a statement to JOE, a Garda spokesperson said that no injuries were reported and that all passengers were safely evacuated.
“The fire was extinguished and the bus has been removed from the scene for technical and forensic examination,” they added.
“Investigations are ongoing.”
Main image via Twitter/DublinFireBrigade
Read more:
- Gardaí respond after thousands gather in Dublin city centre for hoax Halloween parade
- Ryanair flight makes U-turn back to Dublin after tech issue onboard
LISTEN: You Must Be Jokin’ with Aideen McQueen – Faith healers, Coolock craic and Gigging as Gaeilge
