Gorse burning is being blamed for causing a fire which led to the damage of TV and broadband transmitters in West Kerry.
The heat caused cables to melt but a Kerry broadband provider says major damage was averted.
Paul Dolan is managing director of Kerry Broadband Ltd.
He says he was notified at 11 o’clock last night of the fire near masts at Mám Clasach in West Kerry.
Mr Dolan says they couldn’t get to the site because the road was impassable.
Paul Dolan says for safety reasons, ESB Networks had to disconnect power.
Paul Dolan says his company Kerry Broadband is using generators to provide its service to customers.
He says the fire resulted in outages for people living in Ballydavid, Feohanagh, Ventry and Dún Chaoin.
Jim Higgins is business development manager with Saorview, the national free-to-air digital TV service.
ESB Networks confirmed its crews attended the scene of a gorse fire, alongside emergency services, yesterday evening near Dingle.
The utility says the fire damaged some infrastructure which affected telecommunications lines near Dingle and surrounding areas but no customers lost their electricity supply as a result of the incident.
The company expects repair work to be completed by around 4pm today and that ESB Networks apologises for any inconvenience caused.
