Fire crews have dealt with a blaze that has caused extensive damage to a house in North Clare this afternoon.
The alarm was raised at around 3.30pm when emergency services were alerted to fire at a domestic property at Newtown, Corofin.
Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service from Ennis station were dispatched to the incident along with Gardaí who were first to arrive at the scene. The National Ambulance Service was also alerted.
The two male occupants of the detached property had escaped from the burning building unharmed. It was quickly established that they were uninjured and did not require medical attention.
On arrival, fire crews found the property well alight and that a section of the roof had have collapsed also.
A total of four units of the fire service including a water tanker and hydraulic platform were mobilised to the incident.
Once the fire had been brought under control, firefighters wearing breathing apparatus were able to enter the property to carry out an inspection and to ensure there were no pockets of fire remaining.
Fire crews and Gardaí remain at the scene this evening where the road by the local national school remains closed.
