Gardaí treat depot fire as suspicious

GARDAÍ are treating as suspicious the Lismore fire in a derelict environmental depot which raised health fears.

Residents of a new housing estate in Lismore were evacuated while people living on nearby streets were told to stay indoors and keep their windows closed as fears grew about the release of asbestos into the atmosphere because of the blaze.

Waterford County Council said yesterday initial tests of the roofing material on the recycling plant indicated that the risk was minimal.