Fire on Lower Kilmacud Rd. (Chartbusters)

1968

Row of shops on Lwr. Kilmacud Rd. (Mill House pub, Jeeves Dry Cleaners, Chartbusters (Closed), Gotham South, Chemist, Spar)

Black smoke billowing the front roof of Chartbusters.

6 fire engines, 1 ambulance, 4 cop cars on scene.

Fire doesn't seem to have spread. Obvious worry with Texaco petrol station just across the road.

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Update: Fire seems to be under control. Only 5 fire engines left. Less smoke visible. NO buildings burnt town. 98FM seems to have helped spread that rumour on twitter.

johnnyrotten

3 Firefighters injured.

1968

johnnyrotten wrote: »

3 Firefighters injured.

Yeah? F**k.

Who'd ya hear that from? Cops?

johnnyrotten

Work!

Heyes

i heard the fire has been going since 9 last night - where did it happen ?

Ron DMC

Here's a video (courtesy of @David_McGrail), of how it looked shortly after 11. Appears to have been on fire for at least an hour or two already at that stage.

Looks fairly big, so even if it hasn't fully destroyed any of the buildings along there, I'd imagine there'll need to be a lot of internal walls rebuilt at the very least.

Funky

Crazy stuff, just heard about it on the news there. Tis only just up the road from me.

Tails142

That was a pretty good spar.

Cal

Some Morning after pics.

Cal

johnnyrotten

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pz-Qh5XCZf4

unknown13

Wow Gotham and Jeeves got off very lightly. Imagine if that had of spread, it would have been very serious.

Exclamation Marc

Clearly someone on the tanning bed for too long.

I've a mate who lives above the chemist there and his place just about survived as the fireman said the upstairs walls were pretty durable so his place above the chemist is ok, no idea when (or even if, I guess) he's moving back in though.

unknown13

It wasn't long ago when Fruit world went up in that complex.

Quentinkrisp

2 words come to mind: insurance scam:eek::mad::rolleyes:

Ron DMC

Quentinkrisp wrote: »

2 words come to mind: insurance scam:eek::mad::rolleyes:

Absolutely no proof of that whatsoever.

Leave gossip and hearsay at the door please.

1968

Any idea when The Millhouse and that row of buildings were built? 1950s?

Exclamation Marc

From the Indo online;

Diners forced to evacuate after fire outbreak

By JIM CUSACK

Sunday January 23 2011

Dozens of restaurant diners, pub customers and staff had to be evacuated when a fire broke out at a vacant unit in a row of commercial businesses in Stillorgan in south Dublin on Friday night.

Three firefighters suffered minor burn injuries as they checked an apartment above the vacant Chartbusters shop in the row of premises on Lower Kilmacud Road at around 9.30pm.

Customers and staff in the adjoining Gotham City South, the Indian Summer restaurant and the Mill House pub were cleared from the premises as fire tenders -- supported by water tankers from Dublin City and Dun Laoghaire fire stations -- arrived.

Jackie Keating, owner of the Gotham City South said: "The smoke alarm went off, but the chefs couldn't see any fire. It was only as people left that they saw the fire was next door." Billy Sheehan, manager of the Mill House, said: "We heard there was a fire and then all the fire engines and tankers came. We evacuated the place but it was very orderly."

Structural engineers were examining the buildings yesterday. The blaze gutted the vacant premises, which also formerly housed a tanning shop.

- JIM CUSACK

Gingy

Has anyone been caught or have the Gardaí made a statement saying it was an arson attack?

(On a side note; the sun-tan beds were taken out 2 weeks ago...come up with your own conclusions)

paddydriver

I have a good suit in for cleaning in dry cleaners next door... havent been able to get through to anyone yet to find out if it has been turned into a smoking jacket!

robz18

thats that stupid dry cleaners that have their own clamp if you park outside their shop and don't get some stuff dry cleaned...hope they lost that damn clamp in the fire anyway

Ron DMC

robz18 wrote: »

thats that stupid dry cleaners that have their own clamp if you park outside their shop and don't get some stuff dry cleaned...hope they lost that damn clamp in the fire anyway

Sounds like someone's had their car clamped! o_O

Reesy

paddydriver wrote: »

I have a good suit in for cleaning in dry cleaners next door... havent been able to get through to anyone yet to find out if it has been turned into a smoking jacket!

The Mrs tried to get her stuff from Jeeves dry cleaners but there's a notice up saying there is smoke damage & customers should contact Jeeves' loss adjusters.