LAST UPDATE | 20 Aug

EMERGENCY SERVICES ARE currently at the scene of two separate fires in South County Dublin.

Both are on the sites of vacant buildings.

Dublin Fire Brigade posted on X that five fire engines and a turntable ladder have been deployed to tackle one blaze in Ballyboden.

Meanwhile, three engines are at a fire at a derelict building near Ticknock, at the foothills of the Dublin Mountains.

Smoke over the M50 Mairead Maguire Mairead Maguire

The fire brigade said that smoke from the blazes is drifting across the M50.

Residents in the surrounding areas are advised to close windows and doors “as a precaution”.

#Ballyboden

A turntable ladder is currently acting as a water tower fighting the fire from above

💨 A strong wind is driving smoke across Rathfarnham

🪟 If you can smell smoke we're advising local residents to close all windows and doors as a precaution pic.twitter.com/MRYcArrYTh

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) August 20, 2024