Cork woman duped out of €720 in alleged fire equipment fraud

Suspect in investigation is a man living in West Cork involved in selling fire extinguishers and smoke alarms

Cork woman said she paid €720 in recent weeks to a man who persuaded her to buy a fire extinguisher, a smoke alarm and a carbon monoxide alarm and to have one of her own fire extinguishers serviced.

One Cork woman believes she has been duped out of more than €700 in an alleged fire equipment fraud currently being investigated by gardaí.

Gardaí are now urging anyone who believes they lost money in a transaction about equipment such as fire extinguishers, smoke alarms or carbon monoxide alarms to contact their local Garda station.