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06 Sept 2025
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It’s understood two people have been taken to hospital following a large fire which broke out in Laois overnight.
Fire crews from Portlaoise, Portarlington, Mountmellick and Monasterevin are continuing to battle a blaze at an apartment complex in Portarlington.
Laois Fire and Rescue Services described it as a large fire but said the blaze was now under control.
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Independent Cllr Aidan Mullins said the fire appeared to peak at around 5.30 or 6am this morning.
“I was down there. There is a number of units or apartments gone,” he explained.
He said the GAA Club has opened its doors to accommodate anyone who needs shelter.
“I spoke to quite a few of those affected at the site in Kilnacourt, some residents, some property owners. The ones I spoke to had somewhere to go,” he said.
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However, he said there are people at the GAA club and Laois County Council has sent an official to the scene to assist people.
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