{"id":583767,"date":"2026-07-13T18:04:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583767\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T18:04:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T18:04:20","slug":"emergency-services-attending-bogfire-in-westmeath","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/583767\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Services Attending Bogfire In Westmeath"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aiir-c-news-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/6a54fdebad0fcd34910.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"aiir-c-news-article__abstract\">\n            The blaze broke out this morning.\n        <\/p>\n<p>Fire crews from\u00a0Mullingar Fire Station\u00a0and\u00a0Kilbeggan Fire Station\u00a0responded to the incident shortly after\u00a09 o&#8217;clock\u00a0this morning and remain at the scene.<\/p>\n<p>The firefighting operation has been supported by\u00a0BnM, Executive Helicopters, and\u00a0Civil Defence, whose drone capability has provided aerial support in monitoring conditions and directing resources.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The fire is\u00a0currently under control, with crews continuing to work to fully extinguish the affected area and deal with remaining hotspots.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0M6 Motorway is currently closed, with diversions in place.<\/p>\n<p>Motorists are advised to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>Westmeath Fire and Rescue Service is thanking all the responding agencies for their assistance and cooperation throughout the incident and thanks members of the public for their patience while emergency operations continue<\/p>\n<p>The Westmeath fire service received 19 calls to bog fires over the weekend.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, BnM says they are aware of the fire and says it originated on adjoining land not owned by them.<\/p>\n<p>The company add they&#8217;re continuing to liaise closely with emergency services and monitor the situation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:start\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a54fe17a64ae3e67b5.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a54fd56a43d5299e03.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a54c85a12ebcfdb168.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a54c873b8eda304b07.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a55113ca0c480bff14.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video><\/p>\n<p><video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a55116b3853306a5f9.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\n<video controls=\"controls\" preload=\"metadata\" src=\"https:\/\/mmo.aiircdn.com\/277\/6a55116b3853306a5f9.mp4\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\">\u00a0<\/video>\n<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The blaze broke out this morning. 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