MAN ARRESTED IN CONNECTION WITH BRIARHILL FIRES

Date Published: 28-Apr-2009

A 23 year old man has been arrested in connection with an early morning fire at two derelict houses, and an unoccupied caravan in Briarhill

The blaze began at the two unoccupied houses on the Monivea road close to the Lynch roundabout at 2am, and two cars were also on fire at the nearby Seanbhaile estate

Three units of the Fire brigade battled the blaze near the roundabout at Briarhill, but one house was gutted and the other severely damaged

The fire brigade and a water tanker remained at the scene for almost 5 hours to bring the blazes under control

No-one was injured during the fires and no-one had to be evacuated