Thick black smoke over Dublin 8/12

Ciaran B

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?

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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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.

Gavin "shels"

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.;)

Pixelcraft

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

SwirlsAllAround

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

Degsy

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?

smackbunnybaby

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!

Lynibeth

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

Nalced_irl

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

Spastafarian

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

thusspakeblixa

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

hugoline

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

Gazza22

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

Lpfsox

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.

kwalshe

i can see it from space

bandybanter

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

admiralofthefleet

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

highdef

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

thusspakeblixa

How many fires are there at once?

admiralofthefleet

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

NilByMouth

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

Degsy

Thisis what it looked like from wher i was

Sleipnir

Oh Jesus, I left the iron on.

[RUNS]

havana

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

Nalced_irl

From where i am. Not as impressive but im a long way from it

lostexpectation

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?

Nalced_irl

Seems to be pretty much gone havana

ciscokidder

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.

lostexpectation

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

Lpfsox

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.

cedomination

Wow that first photo is pretty frightening,I heard it mentioned on the news just there but they didn't say much about it.

Gavin "shels"

Smoke can't be seen from my gaff anymore, I'm just off Donore Ave.

Gavin "shels"

http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/0617/fire.html

ciscokidder

photo

bren2002

At Grand Canal Dart station. I can smell it here.

Euro_Kraut

I believe the Gardai are advising people to panic. They recommend hastily bundling all your possession into your car and hitting the M4 to Galway.

Alternatively this might be a good idea to consider which one of kids should be eaten first.

Gavin "shels"

Just heard plenty of sirens there going down around SCR probably on route.

Lpfsox

just looked out the window again at it - saw flames for a few mins, must have been 20 feet up in the air. It's mostly smoke now though, but still very thick and black. Wonder what was in the building to generate that amount of thick smoke as those factories have been idle for a long time.

Local roads are closed off and gardai are everywhere.

ro2

Part of the Davitt Road is closed along with the Luas. The fire brigade are pumping water out of the canal.

Davy

Is it the factory that was been unused for a few years? Its quite large, think white railings out front? If its the one im thinking about it did have security last time i passed by

ro2

It's this one here:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.333862,-6.322208&spn=0.002473,0.006845&t=h&z=18

dazberry

A few photos from the scene...

D.

Irishpimpdude

ro2 wrote: »

It's this one here:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.333862,-6.322208&spn=0.002473,0.006845&t=h&z=18

Wouldn't be much of it left there now.

White_Wolf

Love the taste of smokey Lyons Tea in the evening.

Davy

ro2 wrote: »

It's this one here:

http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&ll=53.333862,-6.322208&spn=0.002473,0.006845&t=h&z=18

Yes thats the one i was thinking of. Their has been brake ins in the past to that compound. After the last one they put a security hut on site,

cosmic

Wow, I'm really not that bright at all. I saw rain clouds over Harold's Cross yesterday evening and was very relieved and surprised at how fast they were moving. Not rain clouds at all. I fail

missmatty

I was in Spar near Suir Road yesterday evening and when I came out that was the first thing I thought, 'gonna get lashed on before I get home' :pac: My second thought was 'oh god my house has blown up'. Was a scary sight from where I live.

squidgey

Coupled with half of the quays being closed for traffic for over 2 hours, I thought it was some sort of terrorist attack.

cosmic

Ah, not just me so!

Gavin "shels"

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055596522