{"id":237061,"date":"2026-01-10T01:57:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:57:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237061\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T01:57:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T01:57:17","slug":"fire-reported-at-penneys-store-on-west-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/237061\/","title":{"rendered":"Fire reported at Penneys store on West Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Fire Brigade personnel at the Penneys store in Drogheda. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/bc3e15a5-c9dc-4159-8b12-cba5cdb3017a.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Fire Brigade personnel at the Penneys store in Drogheda. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Louth Fire Brigade personnel inspect the forrmer Dunnes Stores grocery next door to Penney's on West Street. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/7360620b-f39f-48e8-aee2-e471fb21b6a7.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_caption1 indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_secondary indo-66f0fec7_regular indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_marginleft0 indo-1d70522a_marginright0 indo-1d70522a_margintop3 indo-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Louth Fire Brigade personnel inspect the forrmer Dunnes Stores grocery next door to Penney&#8217;s on West Street. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Fire Brigade personnel at the Penneys store in Drogheda. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768010237_36_bc3e15a5-c9dc-4159-8b12-cba5cdb3017a.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: Louth Fire Brigade personnel inspect the forrmer Dunnes Stores grocery next door to Penney's on West Street. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/1768010237_531_7360620b-f39f-48e8-aee2-e471fb21b6a7.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom0 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Emergency services were called to a fire at the Penneys store on West Street in Drogheda earlier this evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">First reports of the fire started to circulate shortly after 6pm, with West Street closed as a result of the incident. Fire Brigade personnel inspected the vacant premises next door, which until late last year was a Dunnes Stores grocery outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">It is not yet clear what caused the fire or the extent of any damage to the store.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Crowds gathered outside the premises as staff worked to evacuate the building. No injuries have been reported at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Members of the fire brigade attended the scene and have been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"indo-ebe0ecc6_root indo-ebe0ecc6_paragraph indo-300db776_none indo-91174671_primary indo-1d70522a_marginbottom5 indo-1d70522a_margintop0 indo-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">As of 7.30pm this evening, fire alarms were still sounding inside the shop<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Fire Brigade personnel at the Penneys store in Drogheda. Photo: Paul Connor PHotography. 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