Gardaí investigate after 12-hour fire that threatened homes

Gardaí are continuing their investigations after a raging fire threatened homes as well as the forests of Killarney National Park in the early hours of yesterday.

Firefighters from Kerry fought the blaze for more than 12 hours, until 6am yesterday.

The county’s assistant chief fire officer, Mike Flynn, said it was miraculous that lives and properties had not been lost.