Dublin Fire Brigade have successfully extinguished a fire in Rathfarnham.
The fire, which could be seen for some distance, was put out around 4:30pm today.
Five engines attended the scene in Tibradden, Rathfarnham, as firefighters used a local river for a water supply.
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Mutton Lane was subsequently closed while the blaze was being battled.
Shortly after 2:00PM, the DFB released a statement on Twitter, saying: "We're aware of the building fire in Tirbradden, Rathfarnham. 4 fire engines, hydraulic platform & foam tender are attending the incident."
This was followed by another statement, where they gave a brief update in their efforts to extinguish the roaring fire, saying: "We've 5 [Engines] on scene at the fire in Tibradden, Rathfarnham. Mutton Lane is currently blocked as we extinguish the building fire".
Finally, the DFB were thankfully able to confirm the fire had been extinguished, after approximately an hour battling the blaze. They said: "We've finished on scene at the Tibradden fire, firefighters supplemented their water supply by pumping from a local river".
Great work, lads!
