Efforts to make safe, a building that partially collapsed onto a domestic property and nearby shed, is getting underway in Scarriff this morning.
The incident occurred at around 5.30pm yesterday on the R461 Feakle Road out of Scarriff just a hundred metres from the centre of the town.
Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from nearby Scarriff station responded to the incident along with Gardaí.
On arrival, fire crews found that part of a 30ft retaining wall at the rear of a building had collapsed onto the back of a nearby house causing some damage. A concrete staircase and fencing also crashed into the grounds surrounding the home.
A shed on neighbouring land was also extensively damaged. Nobody was injured in the incident however.
The scene was cordoned off while the road was also closed for a short time while council crews erected protective fencing around the site. A further assessment of the area took place this morning in daylight.
A building contractor arrived on site earlier today morning and carried out further work to secure the area before an excavator was brought to commence efforts to make the building safe.
It’s expected work at the site could continue for a number of days.
