Castleblayney firefighters respond to fire involving an unknown substance

Crew from Castleblayney Fire Station were called out to an incident involving an intermediate bulk container last night.

The IBC, otherwise known as a diesel cube, contained an unknown substance that had been set on fire.

Firefighters wearing Breathing Apparatus equipment extinguished the fire using foam.

Road gullies were also sealed off to prevent the unknown substance from entering an adjacent drainage system.