Emergency services rush to scene of car engulfed in flames in south Dublin

Emergency services rushed to the scene of a car on fire in south Dublin on Tuesday evening.

The incident happened at around 6pm on Roebuck Avenue in Stillorgan at the junction of the N11/Stillorgan Dual Carriageway. Firefighters attended the scene and successfully extinguished the fire.

Thankfully, no one was injured in the incident. A spokeswoman for Dublin Fire Brigade told Dublin Live: "One fire engine attended a car on fire on Roebuck Avenue with the junction of N11/Stillorgan Dual Carriageway.

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"Firefighters using breathing apparatus extinguished the fire. There were no injuries."

Dublin Live has contacted An Garda Siochana for comment.

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