Fire crews are battling a significant gorse and forestry fire in North Clare this evening.
A large fire is raging in the townland of Kilmoon near Lisdoonvarna. The blaze was reported at around 2.30pm with locals saying while it was ‘very small’ to begin with, it spread very quickly.
Units of Clare County Fire and Rescue Service responded initially from Ennistymon station however, on arrival at the incident and seeing how big the blaze was, it was decided that additional firefighting resources would be required. Fire crews were sent from Ennis station.
Clare Civil Defence also deployed a drone team to carry out an aerial survey of the scene to give fire crews a better idea of the extent of the blaze.
Emergency services appealed to the public to avoid the area of Kilmoon near Lisdoonvarna as motorists were hindering the movement of emergency service vehicles.
More to follow….
