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Rachel Curran

Shocking photo as mobile home goes up in flames

Dublin Fire Brigade shared a shocking photo from the scene of a fire last night in Dublin.

Firefights from Finglas and Phibsborough fire stations were called to a mobile home that had gone up in flames. Thankfully a working smoke alarm alerted residents and they escaped safely.

Crew wore breathing apparatus and were able to stop the fire from spreading.

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It was a busy weekend for Dublin Fire Brigade as crews battled two car blazes and a wildfire in the city on Friday night.

Firefighters raced to tackle two separate vehicle fires in Tallaght, one of which spread to nearby trees and bushes. Fortunately, brave DFB members managed to bring the fire under control before it spread any further.

Dublin Fire Brigade shared pictures of the frightening looking blazes on social media on Saturday morning They said: "Firefighters from Tallaght dealt with two car fires in their area last night. One of the fires spread to the nearby bushes and trees but its spread was halted by the firefighters."

Dublin Fire Brigade battled two separate car fires in Tallaght last night (Dublin Fire Brigade/Twitter)

A second crew from Tallaght joined efforts to halt a wildfire in Glencullen that took almost 14 hours to get under control. DFB were alert to the gorse fire at 6:30am Friday morning and finally managed to extinguish it at 8pm Friday night.

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