Fire destroys warehouses in Arklow complex

Hundreds of thousands of euro of damage has been caused by a fire at a warehouse complex near Arklow.

Hundreds of thousands of euro of damage has been caused by a fire at a warehouse complex near Arklow.

The fire at the storage complex at Ballyrichard began at around 5pm yesterday. It took fire crews from five different stations around Co Wicklow some five hours to put out.

The fire engulfed at least six warehouses in the complex.

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