A fire broke out in a building on Dame Street in the city centre this afternoon, closing the road to traffic and resulting in bus diversions.
Smoke could be seen billowing from the top floor of a premises located above Kearneys pub as firefighters tackled the blaze.
Dublin Fire Brigade deployed five fire engines to the site shortly after 9.10am.
Emergency services remain at the scene.
Dublin’s Dame Street cordoned off and four units of the Fire Brigade attending apparent blaze on top floor of building beside Kearney’s pub. Fireman investigating windows as I tweet. pic.twitter.com/hgdEcLuUFA
— Frank McNally (@FrankmcnallyIT) December 17, 2022
The road remains closed to traffic heading towards College Green.
*Traffic Alert Dublin*
Dame St in Dublin City Centre remains closed at this time as fire services continue to deal with an incident on the street
Local diversions are in place pic.twitter.com/YNaqtUJDDL— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) December 17, 2022
Meanwhile, Dublin Bus diverted its services via Winetavern Street and Ormond Quay.
No injuries have been reported.
