There were dramatic scenes at Fort Dunree in Inishowen this morning after a fire broke out at the military museum.
The alarm was raised at 9.45am, when staff at the museum noticed smoke coming from one of the outbuildings. Large flames soon emerged under the windy conditions.
The Buncrana Fire Service arrived quickly on the scene and had the situation under control within minutes.
Video via Fort Dunree Military Museum
The building, which was a former Officers’ Mess, was unoccupied at the time and there were no injuries from this morning’s incident.
Firefighters have cordoned off the area and the Fort Dunree museum is open to the public as normal.
The abandoned outhouse is one of many buildings which have been preserved from an immensely important time in Donegal’s history. The Fort Dunree military museum is a popular tourist destination on the Wild Atlantic Way, with many military memorabilia and artefacts on site.
A spokesperson at the museum expressed their thanks to Buncrana Fire Service for extinguishing the fire.
“A big thank you to the fire brigade, we really appreciate them coming so quick.”
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