Emergency services involved in river rescue while tackling blaze at Cork's R&H Hall site

As they were fighting the fire on Kennedy Quay, the alarm was raised after a woman entered the water at Bachelor’s Quay

Five units of the Cork CIty Fire Brigade responded to a well developed fire in the former R+H Hall offices. Picture: Cork City Fire Brigade Twitter

Emergency services attending the scene of a fire at a commercial unit in the docklands area of Cork City overnight were also involved in a river rescue at around the same time.

Five units of the Cork City Fire Brigade responded to a "well-developed" fire at the site of the former R&H Hall offices shortly after 2am.