Fire brigade denies halting site blaze allegations

KILLARNEY fire brigade yesterday rejected claims its response to a fire in a halting site outside the town during Christmas was delayed because of a problem with opening locks on a barrier.

Local fire officer Paudie Mangan said it took the brigade four minutes to reach the scene of the fire. “There was absolutely no delay,” he added.

A Killarney couple and their three children, ranging from two years to seven years, escaped with their lives when fire swept through their two-room unit, at a halting site off the bypass road, shortly after noon on Monday.