Fire on North Main Street

aidan_walsh · 28-11-2008 9:28pm #1

Fookin' ell...

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Posting this from work based on Twitter and telephone conversations, but sounds like they are expecting stuff to come down, apparently clearing people out of the area.

Bear in mind that this might be as accurate as your average Sky News report...

Philush · 28-11-2008 9:34pm

christ looks big alright, its the furniture store is it?or buy n sell?

minidazzler · 28-11-2008 9:34pm

Let that mothafcuka burn.

Philush · 28-11-2008 9:37pm

well, the roof is on fire...

Sierra Oscar · 28-11-2008 11:13pm

Eight units of fire fighters are battling a blaze that broke out in a furniture store and has now spread to several adjoining buildings at North Main Street and Grattan Street in Cork city centre.

The alarm was raised just after 7pm this evening but the fire quickly spread to neighbouring buildings.

A spokesman for Cork's city fire service said it will take some time to bring the blaze under control.

All available units in Cork city are at the scene, including two hydraulic platforms.

It is understood that off duty fire-fighters are also being asked to report for work.

There are no reports of any injuries but traffic diversions are in place.

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1128/cork.html

Sounds pretty serious.

finnykid · 28-11-2008 11:15pm

Its the furniture store, everything nearby evacuated, looks huge

Sierra Oscar · 28-11-2008 11:19pm

finnykid wrote: »

Its the furniture store, everything nearby evacuated, looks huge

Did the other buildings catch fire then? Are you nearby?

Cadyboo · 28-11-2008 11:20pm

OMG you can see the smoke all over the city, it's terrible and so close to Christmas..

finnykid · 28-11-2008 11:21pm

Just up the road a bit, not leavng us nearby at all now.
Its hard to make out with all the smoke etc, looks like a movie scene

Ladybug · 29-11-2008 1:23am

Lots of smoke, but thankfully the wind is not strong tonight so embers are not going far. Here are more links:

http://news.ie.msn.com/article.aspx?cp-documentid=11395148

http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/mhidideykfid/

http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1128/cork.html

http://www.eveningecho.ie/news/index.aspx?c=ireland&jp=mhidideykfid

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/29/20081128/tie-major-blaze-sweeps-through-furniture-6c17b45.html

Hogzy · 29-11-2008 1:50am

Jaysus!!!!!

Does anyone know the shops that have been burnt?

AFC_1903 · 29-11-2008 6:45am

Na, they'd wait til after christmas!

Blitzkrieger · 29-11-2008 9:33am

Ah Jaysus, lads - it wasn't that cold!

Its So Easy · 29-11-2008 4:42pm

This is a picture that was posted on the proc. This isin't me pic.

blow69 · 29-11-2008 4:55pm

Yikes!

Hogzy · 29-11-2008 7:29pm

Oh my god!!!

RebelRockChick · 29-11-2008 9:15pm

Looks really bad from that last pic posted!

Gardaí to probe Cork city blaze

Gardaí will today conduct a technical examination to establish the cause of a fire which caused millions of euro worth of damage in Cork city centre last night.

Up to 50 fire-fighters from Cork's city fire service were involved in fighting the blaze which broke at around 7pm at the former Munster Furniture premises on North Main Street.

Fire-fighters remain at the scene this morning.

However, North Main Street has reopened for business.

mawk · 30-11-2008 4:13am

saw it last night, arrived about 9 and didnt realise it had been going for two hours. it was still pretty dramatic at that point and coming back by the gate about 11 there was still plenty of action..

I hope the apartment people all got out ok and arent too put out before christmas

AFC_1903 · 01-12-2008 3:32am

RoosterIllusion wrote: »

There's plenty of class A drugs and prostitutes available so.

North main street is a dump, they should have let it burn.

Drugs, fair enough - not exactly unheard of, but prossies? :eek:

Surely it's too city central for that - it'd be way too obvious!

(Or maybe i'm just naive)

nutterguy · 01-12-2008 10:33am

Take a look...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nutterguy/3073302317/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/nutterguy/3074141456/

But Area51 across the street is open again so its all ok

Ladybug · 01-12-2008 11:28am

Yesterday afternoon they had North Main blocked off and pedestrian traffic diverted through North Main Shopping Centre (Dunnes). Hope the street reopens today.

Never seen anything unsavory on North Main during the day or early evening. Sure you are not just seeing normal citizens dressed for a night on the town - hemlines are worn considerably shorter in Cork City.

castie · 02-12-2008 6:01pm

Appears I actually have to say this...

Any FURTHER unfounded allegations from anyone gets you a forum ban and quite possibly a site ban.

You have been warned.

mawk · 02-12-2008 9:52pm

castie wrote: »

Appears I actually have to say this...

Any FURTHER unfounded allegations from anyone gets you a forum ban and quite possibly a site ban.

You have been warned.

hmm having been via AH a few times it often seems that boards is BUILT on unfounded accusations..

but to be more on topic i was on north main street today and the fire site was a pure disaster.. nothing but rubble left

Kurva · 03-12-2008 1:42pm

was that the place Munster Furniture ? the shop that closed last year and where now selling those ratty outlet acrylic jumpers and t shirts?

i don't go thru the city anymore so im not 100% sure

a real shame if it was Munster furniture - I remember seeing on the for let signs that place was close to 40,000 sq.feet ( roughly cant remember exact)

Corcaigh84 · 03-12-2008 1:55pm

castie wrote: »

Appears I actually have to say this...

Any FURTHER unfounded allegations from anyone gets you a forum ban and quite possibly a site ban.

You have been warned.

Woops, didn't think this was flaming/personal abuse as in the charter. I presume this was aimed at me as my previous one worded post was removed.
There was/still is a very similar post on page 1 btw Mr. Mod...

I just happen to know traders in that area, and didn't base my accusation on a random assumption.

Point taken, but don't give me grief if I start a 'Told you so' thread in a couple of months...

castie · 04-12-2008 4:33am

thefloss wrote: »

Woops, didn't think this was flaming/personal abuse as in the charter. I presume this was aimed at me as my previous one worded post was removed.
There was/still is a very similar post on page 1 btw Mr. Mod...

I just happen to know traders in that area, and didn't base my accusation on a random assumption.

Point taken, but don't give me grief if I start a 'Told you so' thread in a couple of months...

Wasnt directly aimed at you so please get down off your high horse.
I did not say it was a random assumption, I said it was an unfounded allegation which as far as I know is still unfounded. "traders" in that area informing you does not make it any more founded, so i had indeed missed it.

Also thanks for pointing out the post on page 1, It had not been reported and I cleansed from the reported post on.

Sephiroth_dude · 04-12-2008 2:08pm

the place was gutted when I saw it last saturday,firemen were still and that 2 maybe 3 o clock in the afternoon.

hunnymonster · 04-12-2008 4:50pm

The fire Service would often hang around after a big fire to make sure there are no remaining hot spots that could reignite. (ftr, I'm nothing to do with CFB but I hang around with some of the lads working there) As to the cause, from talking to some of the lads that were working on it, they didn't seem to think it was malicious. Only one seat of fire is usually accidental. Small tins of petrol left lying around a building is usually not.

Fire on North Main Street

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