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08/02/2010

Fire Breaks Out In Heritage Site

An investigation has been launched into a fire that could have destroyed one of Ireland's most prized heritage sites.

The 18th-century State-owned property, Russborough House, in Blessington - which has an extensive art collection, is undergoing an extensive clean up operation today after a fire broke out on the site last night.

Gardaí in Co Wicklow have begun an investigation into the incident.

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The alarm was raised at about 9pm, and as many as eight units of the fire brigade worked for some three hours to bring the fire under control.

The west wing of the building is extensively damaged, and it is understood part of the roof collapsed.

Russborough House was recently included in a list of endangered heritage sites alongside the likes of Machu Pichu in Peru and the Sagrada Familia in Barcelona.

The house was designed by Richard Cassells and was donated to the State in 1978 by owners Sir Alfred and Lady Beit. The house is open to the public and is managed by the Alfred Beit Foundation.

(DW/GK)

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Fire Breaks Out In Heritage Site - An investigation has been launched into a fire that could have destroyed one of Ireland's most prized heritage sites.