Firefighters in Limerick were battling a large fire which broke out at the Hegarty metals plant late Monday night.
The large fire at the scrap yard, located on the Ballysimon Road, produced a thick plume smoke stretching to neighbouring housing estates.
Limerick City fire services were alerted to the fire with further units from Shannon, including a water tanker from Cappamore called in to assist in tackling the blaze.
Firefighters were working through the early morning hours Tuesday in an effort to bring the fire, which broke out around midnight Monday, under control.
Although it was unclear what material was burning, residents of the adjacent Glandale Lawn estate, who were bearing the brunt of the smoke and foul smell, were not evacuated.
No one is believed to have been injured. Fire officials say a complete investigation into the fire will get underway Tuesday.
Hopefully this will finally force someone to take action on Hegartys. I used to live in Glenbrook and fires were a regular occurance in hegartys. Noxious smoke and fumes frequently spread into the estate. They also run heavy noisy equipment late into the night and would start again before dawn. How they are still allowed to operate in a heavily populated area is beyond belief. Anyone you complained to in the council seemed to know about the problems but also indicated that Hegartys were untouchable.