Supermacs on fire?

Healium

Just heard Supermacs is on fire, can anyone confirm?

Dan Chipowski

Yeah, tiz ablaze alright.

Fancied a snackbox later and all

p.s. Hopefully there are no injuries.

road_high

Just heard the same. Had been in there today and all, first time in yonks...

Healium

Anyone got any pictures?

fabbydabby

Supermacs on fire

Wasn't that that name of a Kings of Leon track?

road_high

Roof on fire/gone I'm told....

fabbydabby

Roof on fire

That would be Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three, but good guess all the same.

ztoical

mfitzy wrote: »

Roof on fire/gone I'm told....

What about the buildings around it? Anyone know if it's spreading or contained?

Nightwish

Was driving home and came across it. Smoke was very bad down around Friary St/Parnell St.

Healium

Heard High Street is closed off

road_high

ztoical wrote: »

What about the buildings around it? Anyone know if it's spreading or contained?

My details are sketchy...brother down town texting me. High st. blocked off apparently. God, I was only talking about it the other day, remembering when it used be the Monster House and what a shame that shop went.

I hope not, it would be fairly old I would think

Healium

Ambulances rushing to the scene

ztoical

mfitzy wrote: »

My details are sketchy...brother down town texting me. High st. blocked off apparently. God, I was only talking about it the other day, remembering when it used be the Monster House and what a shame that shop went.

I hope not, it would be fairly old I would think

Just wondering as friend owns a business on william street close enough to supermacs [Back of supermacs would be very close] Wondering if I should text her or not...not point worrying her if it's nothing major.

Mason Fairbanks

fabbydabby wrote: »

That would be Rock Master Scott and The Dynamic Three, but good guess all the same.

Not funny.

road_high

ztoical wrote: »

Just wondering as friend owns a business on william street close enough to supermacs [Back of supermacs would be very close] Wondering if I should text her or not...not point worrying her if it's nothing major.

I think I would. If it were me I'd like to know. Some lovely little businesses up that way, I'm sure she'll be grand

Healium

Definetily text, sounds very serious

Nightwish

High St is blocked at Parade and at James St junction. I saw one ambulance parked at the Town Hall. Lots of cops/fire appliances.

road_high

Healium wrote: »

Definetily text, sounds very serious

Do, always the risk of smoke damage to their stock even if no fire. Hopefully it will be alright for all concerned.

Healium

Any pictures, Nightwish?

ztoical

mfitzy wrote: »

Do, always the risk of smoke damage to their stock even if no fire. Hopefully it will be alright for all concerned.

Have sent her text just to be safe.

ztoical

Just had a look outside [up @ Lintown] and can see a alot of smoke down towards town.

road_high

ztoical wrote: »

Just had a look outside [up @ Lintown] and can see a alot of smoke down towards town.

Jay, must be big, that is a good bit away...

Nightwish

Healium wrote: »

Any pictures, Nightwish?

I was driving, so I couldnt take photos.

ztoical

mfitzy wrote: »

Jay, must be big, that is a good bit away...

Prob wouldn't have noticed if hadn't been looking as it's very dark outside and the smoke is pretty black but you can see it.

Also noticed it's windy enough out, hope that doesn't cause fire to spread.

peabutler

Just down the lane from Del al Salle primary school and no blatant smoke. Can see some in the distance I think.

ztoical

peabutler wrote: »

Just down the lane from Del al Salle primary school and no blatant smoke. Can see some in the distance I think.

Looking straight ahead of me I can see St. Mary's to my right, to the left of that would be high st/supermacs area and there is a different colour mass over that area then the night sky. Could be a very very low cloud but it appears, to me, to be moving up from the ground. Like I said prob wouldn't notice if I hadn't read this thread.

Lord ButterSlip

Just been to have look SM is burnt and blackened all the upstairs windows or it could just be dark also the lights are still working in the front seating area but the fire must have started at the back as far as I could see. Anyhow heres a pic.

Healium

Thanks for that, doesn't look as bad as I thought

Blerdiii

wow that is so random hope noone is seriously hurt!

Captain Havoc

Good news, looks like no one was hurt. Linky

ergonomics

Was just there myself. Hasn't changed much since Lord Butterslip's photo. There was no longer any sign of a fire but there was still loads of fire brigades around. As I was walking back to my car a fire jeep came down Ormonde Street with lights flashing. There were also lots of vans from a gas company parked on High Street.

Edit: Just to be pedantic; a lot of people on Facebook are saying that Supermacs has "burned down" which would imply that the building is no longer standing. It went on fire alright, but the building is definitely still in the same place.

DJ Rue

Hey people, here's some comprehensive pics for you from last night:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=173764&id=510453063&ref=mf

Stephen

Can you make them so you don't need a facebook account to see them?

Cabaal

Stephen wrote: »

Can you make them so you don't need a facebook account to see them?

agreedm this is why the likes of pix.ie and flick.com are great

Ravage1616

Article on Kilkenny people's website Here. About 6 Photos but there pretty small.

singingstranger

Just been down to the scene and got to put a camera to a clear spot in the window. Total carnage.

http://www.twitpic.com/vv9j0

road_high

singingstranger wrote: »

Just been down to the scene and got to put a camera to a clear spot in the window. Total carnage.

http://www.twitpic.com/vv9j0

Wow, it's pretty gutted so. I was just in there y'day lunch time. Weird....

just-wonderin

look's like supermac's will be out of buiness for while wonder will they look for new building or just rebuild, be nice to see them move and few nice shops in there instead,

Cabaal

singingstranger wrote: »

Just been down to the scene and got to put a camera to a clear spot in the window. Total carnage.

http://www.twitpic.com/vv9j0

it looks pretty fecked alright, they won't be open for ATLEAST 6 months

Loveless

singingstranger wrote: »

Just been down to the scene and got to put a camera to a clear spot in the window. Total carnage.

http://www.twitpic.com/vv9j0

Firetrap

mfitzy wrote: »

Wow, it's pretty gutted so. I was just in there y'day lunch time. Weird....

You don't think there's a connection between the two events?

That was some fire - you wouldn't recognise anything from the place

DJ Rue

Try:

http://www.bebo.com/c/photos/album_detail?MemberId=7689356982&PhotoNbr=1&PhotoAlbumId=12032658222

Lord ButterSlip

Well Well Well. It didnt look that bad last night but in the k people one of the articles talks about how the great fire of kilkenny burnt William street to the ground.:rolleyes:

Purry Cat

Let's hope that the Borough Council have the backbone to do the right thing and ensure that when Supermacs does come back it won't be in High Street. It was outrageous that they were given planning permission back in 1992 for a fast-food joint right opposite City Hall.

Lord ButterSlip

Purry Cat wrote: »

Let's hope that the Borough Council have the backbone to do the right thing and ensure that when Supermacs does come back it won't be in High Street. It was outrageous that they were given planning permission back in 1992 for a fast-food joint right opposite City Hall.

Couldn't agree more, but what input could the Council have now? SM already own the site and have already run a fast food place there.

gunner11

i dont understand the problem some people on here have with fast food restaurants! if you dont put them in city centres - where are u meant to put them? plus for a decent one, ull need a fair amount of floorspace which very few units on high street have, thus the current location was ideal.

Loveless

Purry Cat wrote: »

Let's hope that the Borough Council have the backbone to do the right thing and ensure that when Supermacs does come back it won't be in High Street. It was outrageous that they were given planning permission back in 1992 for a fast-food joint right opposite City Hall.

Here Here! They should follow the good example of McDonalds and set up shop beside the nearest available primary school.

Firetrap

Better to have Supermacs in there than an empty retail unit. Though maybe Cheri Lee should move up the street and in there.

gunner11

Firetrap wrote: »

Better to have Supermacs in there than an empty retail unit. Though maybe Cheri Lee should move up the street and in there.

Ann Summers anyone???

Nightwish

Wow there's serious damage done to the place. My father was in town early enough this morning and saw the fire brigade were still there. The KK People article is absolutely trash journalism. He speaks of William St nearly burning to the ground and of "hundreds" of people evacuated. Are there really that many people living in the William St / Garden Row / Colliers Lane area?

ergonomics

Nightwish wrote: »

The KK People article is absolutely trash journalism. He speaks of William St nearly burning to the ground and of "hundreds" of people evacuated. Are there really that many people living in the William St / Garden Row / Colliers Lane area?

Agreed; "some of the firemen must be really tired after their exertions on behalf of the people of Kilkenny" sounds like something a child would write.