The blaze started at the Portlaoise Toll Plaza on Saturday evening.
Gardaí and emergency services have attended the scene of a fire in Laois.
The blaze occurred on Saturday evening at the Portlaoise Toll Plaza, and around 7.15pm.
No injuries have been reported following the fire at the plaza which is located on the M7 near Junction 18.
Footage on social media shows enormous plumes of black smoke rising from one side of the toll station:
Fire crews from Portlaoise & Abbeyleix, along with a senior fire officer responded were at the scene.
A horse transporter and 2 of the toll booths were on fire on arrival, with the horse safely removed from the vehicle.
The incident was closed shortly after ten pm.
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