Fire in New Ross Town Centre

Ledger

An apartment building on North Quay (opposite galley) is on fire and half the town has been evacuated.


Stay away from the town.

allthedoyles

allthedoyles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Gt0r8QYBo

Judgement Day

You could have added a few sirens or something.

allthedoyles

Rumour has it that it started in an apartment belonging to a non-Irish guy where his oven went on fire .

He quickly left the building .

- A well managed evacuation system fell into place .

1966

thought those apartments were unoccupied after the owner died ?

Dilbert75

They've been fully occupied for the last while - 15 or 16 units apparently

somegirl2009

Yes, there were a lot of people living in them apartments,

the Brandon house hotel are giving them a place to stay tonight.

Gael23

I always thought there were very few of those occupied. Im not sure whos they are since the owners death

vicwatson

Was watching RTE news at 9pm about the Fin Whales off Hook Head and noticed big smoke to the left of The Hook on the RTE still pic, I guess this must have been this fire?

vicwatson

Chi ching, drum roll please

allthedoyles wrote: »

Rumour has it that it started in an apartment belonging to a non-Irish guy where his oven went on fire .

He quickly left the building .

- A well managed evacuation system fell into place .

germanator

What ive been told by the other people living there is he actually had a cannabis plantation growing in his loft as he was the highest floor and had some sort of heat lamps which caused the fire to start and he didnt know until it had gone way past the point of which he would of been capable of extinguishing it

bruschi

vicwatson wrote: »

Was watching RTE news at 9pm about the Fin Whales off Hook Head and noticed big smoke to the left of The Hook on the RTE still pic, I guess this must have been this fire?

more likely to have been the Greeat island power plant chimneys smoke than the fire.

And the apartments were joint owned with 2 men, one of whom is still very much alive after the unfortunate passing of the other man there a couple of years ago.

germanator

yes, lez peacock! he owns half of ross if the truth be known!

byhookorbycrook

There is an appeal out for children's clothes,toys and whatever people can give.

Gael23

germanator wrote: »

yes, lez peacock! he owns half of ross if the truth be known!

I thought after Mick O Donnell died the bank took them over but it seems Peacocks still have them. I heard these apartments have been rented out to the council but I dont know if thats true

Squiggle

ryanf1 wrote: »

I thought after Mick O Donnell died the bank took them over but it seems Peacocks still have them.

The whole development was put up sale by the bank after Mick died - Sherry Fitzgerald Radford were handling the sale and Peacock bought the whole place. He was recently refused planning permission for a casino in one of the commercial units under the apartments.

vicwatson

bruschi wrote: »

more likely to have been the Greeat island power plant chimneys smoke than the fire.

And the apartments were joint owned with 2 men, one of whom is still very much alive after the unfortunate passing of the other man there a couple of years ago.

No, it wasn't Great Island. it was these apartments on fire alright.

germanator

plus the great island is shut down the last 2 year

TheChevron

Another fire in New Ross Today

From Mapalerter:

Sender:
NewRossTC

Alert Category:
Custom-Alert

Alert Title:
Fire on North Street, New Ross

Alert Content:
Fire on North Street, New Ross. Fire Brigade present. Expect Traffic Disruption until made safe. North Street , Quay Street Closed. Diversions in place.

Original SMS Text Message Alert:
Fire on North Street, New Ross. Fire Brigade present. Traffic Disruption until made safe. North St , Quay St closed. Diversions in place.

Gael23

I heard that on the 10am news but have heard no more about it since so I imagine it was only a small fire

Trevor Kent

Any Idea which building it was?

germanator

it was jimmy allens chipper, there was a gas leak and a small explosion which was contained to the store room and rear of the building, it was brought under control in under an hour and a half!!

Ragarding the fire in the flats there are 2 foreign nationals who have been arrested yesterday for questioning in regards to cultivating cannibis plants from seed and this is the cause of the fire