Newbridge Silverware centre hit by fire

Blaze brought under control on Friday evening

The Newbridge Silverware shop and visitor centre in Co Kildare.
The Newbridge Silverware shop and visitor centre in Co Kildare.

Emergency services responded to a fire at Newbridge Silverware on Friday evening. The building contains facilities including a shop, cafe and exhibition space.

It is understood the blaze was relatively minor and was not being treated as suspicious. It was brought under control by firefighters just after 10pm.

In a statement gardaí said they attended the scene of a fire at a business premises in Newbridge, County Kildare.

“Local Fire Services also attended the scene in order to extinguish the fire. No injuries were reported,” they said.

Social media images showed a number of fire tenders at the scene.

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Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard

Mark Hilliard is a reporter with The Irish Times