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Intense fire on John Magnier’s Tipperary farm took 17 hours to contain
Firefighters from three towns successfully tackled the blaze
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Mark Tighe
Today at 05:30
An “intense” fire broke out last week on a Coolmore farm that took firefighters from three Tipperary towns 17 hours to douse.
The fire was in the Coolmore-owned Castleblake farm, which is just over 2km from the training lands in Ballydoyle.
Locals who live near the world-famous Ballydoyle racehorse training facility woke to plumes of white smoke last Monday morning, after hay and manure in a large composting shed at Castleblake went up in flames.
Videos taken on the scene by farm workers show firefighters spraying water on the large shed as the intense fire spread inside.
A spokesperson for Tipperary Fire and Rescue Services confirmed that it sent three fire brigades from Cashel, Clonmel and Cahir to tackle the blaze.
No one was hurt but there was some damage to the shed
“We were mobilised at 3.23am,” they said. “The fire in the hay shed was brought under control at approximately 8.30pm.”
A Coolmore spokesperson said the fire took place in a large agricultural shed used for composting. It was built mainly from concrete and steel and the damage is still being assessed.
“In the early hours of Monday morning, a fire occurred in an agricultural shed used for composting purposes. The fire continued to smoulder until Monday evening. No one was hurt but there was some damage to the shed.
“Coolmore is very grateful to the fire service for their assistance in bringing the fire under control,” it said.
A local resident said he awoke on Monday morning to see smoke billowing from the Castleblake farm.
The property was formerly used as an animal rendering site that closed in 2003.
Coolmore and Ballydoyle then objected to plans to turn the site into a €100m bio-energy plant, on the grounds that its output would force Ballydoyle to close.
After the plant was refused planning permission, Coolmore then acquired the site in 2010.
The John Magnier-run horse stud and farm business has developed an extensive agriculture storage facility on the Rosegreen site. It recently received planning permission for a new 15-metre high 1,690sqm shed, which planners said would take the recently approved total floor area to 3,716sqm.
Home Irish News
Intense fire on John Magnier’s Tipperary farm took 17 hours to contain
Firefighters from three towns successfully tackled the blaze
J
Mark Tighe
Today at 05:30
An “intense” fire broke out last week on a Coolmore farm that took firefighters from three Tipperary towns 17 hours to douse.
The fire was in the Coolmore-owned Castleblake farm, which is just over 2km from the training lands in Ballydoyle.
Locals who live near the world-famous Ballydoyle racehorse training facility woke to plumes of white smoke last Monday morning, after hay and manure in a large composting shed at Castleblake went up in flames.
Videos taken on the scene by farm workers show firefighters spraying water on the large shed as the intense fire spread inside.
A spokesperson for Tipperary Fire and Rescue Services confirmed that it sent three fire brigades from Cashel, Clonmel and Cahir to tackle the blaze.
No one was hurt but there was some damage to the shed
“We were mobilised at 3.23am,” they said. “The fire in the hay shed was brought under control at approximately 8.30pm.”
A Coolmore spokesperson said the fire took place in a large agricultural shed used for composting. It was built mainly from concrete and steel and the damage is still being assessed.
“In the early hours of Monday morning, a fire occurred in an agricultural shed used for composting purposes. The fire continued to smoulder until Monday evening. No one was hurt but there was some damage to the shed.
“Coolmore is very grateful to the fire service for their assistance in bringing the fire under control,” it said.
A local resident said he awoke on Monday morning to see smoke billowing from the Castleblake farm.
The property was formerly used as an animal rendering site that closed in 2003.
Coolmore and Ballydoyle then objected to plans to turn the site into a €100m bio-energy plant, on the grounds that its output would force Ballydoyle to close.
After the plant was refused planning permission, Coolmore then acquired the site in 2010.
The John Magnier-run horse stud and farm business has developed an extensive agriculture storage facility on the Rosegreen site. It recently received planning permission for a new 15-metre high 1,690sqm shed, which planners said would take the recently approved total floor area to 3,716sqm.
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