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Thick black smoke over Dublin 8/12

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  • 17-06-2009 6:41pm
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    Ciaran B
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    I'm in Crumlin and looking out towards Inchicore/ Phoenix Park direction there's a massive amount of black smoke in the sky. It looks like a huge fire somewhere.

    Anyone know what's going on?


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    Lpfsox
    Registered Users Posts: 315 ✭✭Lpfsox


    I'm a bit closer to it - it seems to be around the factory site on Davitt Road (where Irish Blindcraft used to be). Whatever it is, it looks like it's getting worse.


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    _blank_
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    Ciaran B wrote: »
    I'm in Crumlin and looking out towards Inchicore/ Phoenix Park direction there's a massive amount of black smoke in the sky. It looks like a huge fire somewhere.

    Anyone know what's going on?

    I've just got a text saying there is a huge fire in Cabra.


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    Gavin "shels"
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    Just noticed it there, looks like it's coming from John Player Wills which is at the top of my road. I'll go and investigate in 20 mins after my dinner.;)


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    Pixelcraft
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    i'm looking at it from terenure, seems close enough to here so it must be big


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    SwirlsAllAround
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    I can see it too, it's a huge amount of really dark smoke but I have no idea what or where it is...


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    Degsy
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    Just saw a huge plume of smoke,a half a mile long coming from the cabra area,it looks like ahuge fire even from finglas..anybody got any info?


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    smackbunnybaby
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    i saw it billowing out behind houses between the bluebell and blackhorse stops on the Luas. I am not sure of the street names.

    the GF took a picture there from our house near James Street and it was clearly viewable.

    If people can see it from Terenure it must be huge!


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    Lynibeth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 271 ✭✭Lynibeth


    Can see a lot of thick black smoke from Walkinstown... Hmmm


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    Nalced_irl
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    Rathfarnham here and can see it clearly. Thought it was close by by the size of it. Must be a huge fire!


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    Spastafarian
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    Yea it looks like it's in kilmainham from here. Otherwise it's further away and is reeeeaally big.


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    thusspakeblixa
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    I'm just outside Crumlin village and it looks very very close, I originally thought it was the Village Inn :eek:


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    hugoline
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    Looks like it´s close to St James' Hospital.
    Picture is taken from James' street looking west towards the hospital


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    Gazza22
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    The old Knorr food factory on Davitt Road, Drimnagh is on fire. A hugh fire i might add!


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    Lpfsox
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    lots of sirens going off now - I'm near the canal and they must be coming from several directions.

    it looks like the smoke is dying down a bit now though, but there's still a lot of it.


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    kwalshe
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    i can see it from space


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    bandybanter
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    Was just chattin to fire brigade they say it a huge industrial fire.


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    admiralofthefleet
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    just on the 6 o clock news, a huge fire on davitt road


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    highdef
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    Yup, its the factory alright. I can see it very very clearly from Baldoyle. It's so big that I thought it was nearby.


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    thusspakeblixa
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    How many fires are there at once?


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    admiralofthefleet
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    highdef wrote: »
    Yup, its the factory alright. I can see it very very clearly from Baldoyle. It's so big that I thought it was nearby.

    that means its probably visible from raheny, must get off my arse and go out and have a look


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    NilByMouth
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    Gazza22 wrote: »
    The old Knorr food factory on Davitt Road, Drimnagh is on fire. A hugh fire i might add!

    ah sure the kids are just out celebrating the end of exams


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    Degsy
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    Thisis what it looked like from wher i was


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    Sleipnir
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    Oh Jesus, I left the iron on.

    [RUNS]


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    #25
    havana
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    I must be blind! I'm just off james st and all i can see is blue skies!!


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    #26
    Nalced_irl
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    From where i am. Not as impressive but im a long way from it :)


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    lostexpectation
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    Gazza22 wrote: »
    The old Knorr food factory on Davitt Road, Drimnagh is on fire. A hugh fire i might add!

    can we prebook the apartments now?


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    Nalced_irl
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    Seems to be pretty much gone havana


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    ciscokidder
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    Lpfsox wrote: »
    I'm a bit closer to it - it seems to be around the factory site on Davitt Road (where Irish Blindcraft used to be). Whatever it is, it looks like it's getting worse.

    Spot on, I am 100 feet upwind of it. Only matter of time tbh.


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    lostexpectation
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    why are the http://www.dublintraffic.com/ down


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    Lpfsox
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    you must be near me so, and there's no sign of it dying down yet - there's still lots of thick black smoke billowing up. I can smell burning now as well.


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