Fire at Co Louth industrial estate

Gardaí are this morning investigating a major industrial blaze in Dundalk, Co Louth.

Gardaí are this morning investigating a major industrial blaze in Dundalk, Co Louth.

The fire broke out at the NorthLink Retail Park on the old Coes Road at 7.30pm last night.

A number of retail units at the park were damaged in the fire and the scene has now been preserved for technical examination.

Firefighters from Dundalk, Drogheda and Navan fire services battled the blaze for several hours to bring it under control.

Dundalk Fire Service said two people who had been removing goods from stores near the fire were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.

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