Cork fire crews tackle blaze at Good Shepherd Convent

Main fire extinguished as fire service works to dampen down last hotspots

Fire at Good Shepherd Convent in Sundays Well, Cork city. Photograph: Cork City Fire Brigade/@CorkCityFire
Fire at Good Shepherd Convent in Sundays Well, Cork city. Photograph: Cork City Fire Brigade/@CorkCityFire

Firefighters in Cork have tackled a blaze which broke out in the Good Shepherd Convent in Sunday’s Well on Saturday night.

Crews from Anglesea Street and Ballyvolane “worked hard” to extinguish the fire and are continuing to dampen down the last hotspots, Cork City Fire Brigade wrote on Twitter.

Cork City Fire Brigade said the team used an aerial platform and ground jets to deal with the fire which was alight on their arrival.