Firefighters battling to stop Cobh wildfire spreading 

The large blaze is in a field near the water tower in the Ticknock area of Cobh.

Locals are asked to avoid the area as firefighters work to bring the fire under control. Picture: Rob Lydon

Firefighters are battling to prevent a wildfire from spreading to homes and a petrol station in a Cork harbour town.

Two units of the Cork County Fire service - one from Cobh and one from Midleton - are on the scene of the large blaze in a field near the water tower in the Ticknock area of Cobh.