Nine fire crews fight blaze at Blarney hotel

IT TOOK nine fire crews more than an hour to bring a huge fire at a disused Cork hotel under control last night.

The crews, six from the county brigade and three from the city, managed to contain the fire at the former 91-bed Blarney Park Hotel to its leisure centre.

A fire brigade spokesman said one of the problems its officers had was the length of the roof and the speed at which the flames spread.