BREAKING - HUGE FIRE ENGULFS DUBLIN CITY CENTRE MOSQUE

IRELAND - Gardaí and emergency services have responded to a fire at an Islamic prayer hall in Dublin city. The fire occurred at the Al-Madinah Prayer Hall on Talbot Street this afternoon and the effort to extinguish it is ongoing. There was a significant emergency response on city centre street, with multiple garda and Dublin Fire Brigade vehicles at the scene. The fire brigade said it received multiple calls for a fire in a premises on Talbot Street shortly after 3.40pm today. Four fire engines carrying over 20 emergency responders were dispatched to the scene, a spokesperson said. “Smoke was reported to be issuing from the building, and a full evacuation of the premises took place. Firefighting operations are ongoing,” the fire brigade said.