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Giant plume of smoke over the westside

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  • 04-10-2007 7:12pm
    #1
    SimpleSam06
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    I spotted a massive plume of billowing black smoke over westside just now. Anyone know what caused it?


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    snubbleste
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    Over the westside? Where are you viewing from?

    It seems to be coming from Parkmore/Ballybrit area..must be industrial judging by the flames and the colour of the smoke I saw from terryland a few minutes ago


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    ZorbaTehZ
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    Half listening to Nuacht TG4, I beleive it's some tire place out in Ballybane.


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    Frankieboy
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    Ya it's somewhere near Castlepark. Tyre place? There's one just up the road from windsor. To me it looks more like it's coming from windsor.


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    forbairt
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    I was looking out my window about 20 minutes ago thinking damn thats strange ... very dark cloud over there ... and yeah its coming from ballybane direction ...


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    padi89
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    I could see it as clear as day from Blackrock,must be a big one.


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    renmorescout
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    i'm up in Ballybrit, and the fire seems to be more to the north west of here.
    It would seem to be down near the tuam road.


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    snubbleste
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    I think it was a facility near a top of a hill if i could see flames from Dunnes Terryland, I'm guessing Parkmore West?


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    skywalker_208
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    Kieran Farell Tyres in Ballybane ind estate according to the news...


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    galwayrush
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    skywalker_208 wrote:
    Kieran Farell Tyres in Ballybane ind estate according to the news...
    Apparently, some assholes set a container full of used tyres ablaze.


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    Robbo
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    galwayrush wrote:
    Apparently, some assholes set a container full of used tyres ablaze.
    Halloween's not for another couple of weeks yet.

    Still, in the words of Brian Potter, "Joe Public loves a good mystery blaze".


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    wet-paint
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    Taken from the dog track just after seven.


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    *Tripper*
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    The best thing about that picture is that theres a big sign in the bottom saying no cameras!!! Hahahaha.


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    skywalker_208
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    anyone got any more photos?


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    pid()
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    *Tripper* wrote:
    The best thing about that picture is that theres a big sign in the bottom saying no cameras!!! Hahahaha.

    Made me chuckle. :)


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    gaeilgegrinds
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    They caught the lad who did it, not that that means much these days. What a waster!


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    Krieg
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    Whats that? The third case of arson in Galway in the last 2 weeks?
    Is it the same guy!?


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    gaeilgegrinds
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    No it's not the same guy but because so little was done about the last case it's obviously becoming cool. And yes I do know what I'm talking about before people go thinking I'm inventing this, far from it.


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    nonamemark
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    They're from the bus stop in Ballybane at about 7.20pm and there's something on RTE's site about it

    http://www.rte.ie/news/2007/1005/galway.html


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