Dublin mountains on FIRE

Wertz

Gorse fire I'd say. Was up the cooley mountains myself today and the gorse brush is like tinder...after a few days like we've had this week with little or no rain, all it takes is some idiot with a fag end.

Flukey

Still burning, but not looking quite as bad as earlier.

Alkers

Looks to be a few different smaller fires with one large one highest up.

melekalikimaka

doesnt this happen every year? still cool tho. really wanna go up and take few pics...grrr stupid no car

tom-thebox

Should we go to defcon?

u2gooner

Aquos76 wrote:

Camping this early in the year. I doubt it.

Didnt know there was a specified camping season! Ive camped in that area in December and January. Todays weather was on a par with most summer days so its quite possible that someone could be camping up there

greglo23

doctor evil wrote:

I hope the fire is not too extensive, what could have been the cause?.

big pile of leinster jerseys maybe ?

Flukey

Nearly completely gone now. Still a little bit burning, but nothing like what they were like earlier.

Esel

Flukey wrote:

.... Lord Powerscourt owns the land there. ....

I'm sure the Slazengers would dispute his claim, if he even exists!

Riamfada

WENT up. There was nothing there.Boo

Savman

tom-thebox wrote:

Should we go to defcon?

:D:D

blu_sonic

is it still burning?

billy the squid

From the indo:

THREE units of the Dublin Fire Brigade were dispatched last night to tackle a gorse fire that swept across the Dublin mountains, writes Louise Healy.

The alarm was raised shortly after 10pm when locals in south Dublin noticed the fire off the Blackglen Road at the foothills of the Dublin mountains.

blu_sonic

when was that published?

billy the squid

around 5am on unison.ie

_Kaiser_

Why is it when I read this the one thing I could think of was "the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire....."

blu_sonic

imagine the city took to flames, or the country. It would be likr independance day or something

Dizzyblabla

what a vivid imagination for this hour of the morning!

blu_sonic

i only said it cuz i wanted to see if anyone will take up the fantasy flame here goes, just our secret dizzy k?

Dizzyblabla

ok, I won't tell anyone if you don't?!!

Pherekydes

I think it was a volcanic eruption.

It's the end of the world...

It's global warming...

super_furry

Aparantly George Bush has blamed Al Queida.

Peace

doctor evil wrote:

I hope the fire is not too extensive, what could have been the cause?.

It was probably the combination of Fuel, Oxygen and Heat.

Demetrius

I hope no animals were burnt. Id say the foxes might hjave escaped from going Fwoop!

blu_sonic

are they the fabled fire foxes your talking about?

whatsupdoc?

How does a fire start up that high in the mountains at around 10pm?
If people were camping then they must have left something burning.
Unless it was smoldering for a couple of hours.

blu_sonic

or it could be people messing about, its a notorious spot for joy riding, car get burned out or abandoned up there. fires are common places up there

Demetrius

blu_sonic wrote:

are they the fabled fire foxes your talking about?

Mmm...foxes move and think faster when on fire.

Banphrionsa

Or when being followed by larger, escaping animals.

blu_sonic

so mozilla would have you believe