Fire at library construction site in Tallaght

Gardaí are investigating a fire at the construction site of a new library in west Dublin over the weekend.

The fire occurred at the site on the Castletymon Road in Tallaght at 9.30pm on Sunday. A number of vehicles and portable cabins were damaged. Dublin Fire Brigade said two fire engines attended the scene.

Gardaí said investigations are ongoing into an incident of “suspected criminal damage by fire”. No arrests have been made.

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2 fire engines from Tallaght station were called to a fire on a construction site in Tymon North. JCBs & heavy machinery was alight. Smoke was visible in the bright sky for miles leading to numerous 999 calls

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