Workers survive ‘ferocious’ blaze

Two mechanics cheated death yesterday after a fire broke out in a garage as they worked.

The men escaped before the blaze ripped through the premises known locally as Hartnett’s Garage in Cobh, Co Cork. The alarm was raised at around 11.30am.

Locals reported hearing several explosions before seeing huge flames, fuelled by tyres and various fuels and liquids stored in the garage, spread through the building on Spy Hill.