Fire crew injured in Briarhill blaze released from hospital

Galway Bay fm newsroom – Two members of Galway fire brigade have been released from hospital after they were injured in a fire at Western Motors in Ballybrit last evening. The blaze broke out at around 25 past 8 last evening at the dealership in Briarhill Business Park. The fire broke out in a workshop area where a number of vehicles were damaged. The cars in the showroom were removed as a precautionary measure. Two units of the city fire brigade were drafted in to tackle the blaze, as well as one from Athenry station and another from Tuam. They remained at the scene until midnight. It's understood two fire crew members were taken to hospital, but have since been released. Gardai are not treating the fire as suspicious and are to carry out a technical examination of the scene today. Western Motors say they are “sincerely grateful for the efforts of the all the emergency services who did themselves proud last night.” The company says it's doing all in its power to get the operation up and running as soon as possible adding that “its at times like this, we realise what a great community we live in.”