Firefighters will "work hard for many hours" with a huge fire at a scrap recycling plant in Limerick.
The fire broke out at the United Metals trade center on Ballysimon Road, shortly after 8 pm on Monday evening.
@Limerick_Leader Now there seems to be a factory fire accident around Ballysimon Road. I took the photo on Tipperary Roundaround. pic.twitter.com/IEyVbGwHm8
– Smallotter (@ Smallotter2017) August 27, 2018
Crews are present at large Scrap Metal Fire on Ballysimon Road. Close doors and windows if you live in the area.
– Limerick Fire (@LimerickFire) August 27, 2018
Large plumes of smoke could be seen wavy from the area, miles away.
Limerick City and County Fire Service, responding to the fire, asked people near the fire to close their doors and windows as a health and safety measure. They wrote online; "100ft Bronto Aerial Appliance together with Green Watch Crews will work hard for several more hours, please avoid the area."
LI11E1 – our 100ft Bronto Aerial Appliance together with Green Watch Crews will work hard for many hours. Please avoid the area pic.twitter.com/w5KfMbXbOx
– Limerick Fire (@LimerickFire) August 27, 2018
A spokesperson for the headquarters of Munster Fire Control said it received an alarm of around eighteen minutes around a fire at the company United Metals, Ballysimon Road, Limerick.
Nine fire engines were sent to tackle the fire.
United Metals has been active since 2010 and is involved in the export of all purchased materials directly to the international markets.
It also works from a location in Limerick Docks, where it recycles waste sent to factories around the world.
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