Any word on what caused fire in halting site in carrickmines?

mucksavage1985

Has there been any progress in the investigation into the fire at the halting site?

vicwatson

Electrical me thinks

mucksavage1985

vicwatson wrote: »

Electrical me thinks

Not what part of the electrical system was it do u think?????

vicwatson

mucksavage1985 wrote: »

Not what part of the electrical system was it do u think?????

Not an electrician

mucksavage1985

vicwatson wrote: »

Electrical me thinks

Not what part of the electrical system was it do u think?????

vicwatson

http://www.evoke.ie/news/carrickmines-fire-cause-investigation-accidental

Tzardine

I heard they were melting stolen copper.

I am not trolling.

mucksavage1985

vicwatson wrote: »

http://www.evoke.ie/news/carrickmines-fire-cause-investigation-accidental

So it was either an open flame electrical or gas. They really have narrowed it down haven't they

Sir Osis of Liver.

Im no fire expert but I'd say it was some form of fuel combined with a source of ignition.

Barry Badrinath

Tzardine wrote: »

I heard they were melting stolen copper.

I am not trolling.

I have also heard this. It's not the cause though.

pablo128

Tzardine wrote: »

I heard they were melting stolen copper.

I am not trolling.

Copper has a melting point of 1085 degrees celsius. Have a think about that for a minute.

mucksavage1985

Wolf Hanssen wrote: »

I have also heard this. It's not the cause though.

How about a bypassed electrical meter? There was a lot of ESB men in site after?

FortySeven

pablo128 wrote: »

Copper has a melting point of 1085 degrees celsius. Have a think about that for a minute.

It's not the copper they melt. It is the plastic wire casing they burn off.

mucksavage1985

pablo128 wrote: »

Copper has a melting point of 1085 degrees celsius. Have a think about that for a minute.

They mean burning the PVC off the copper

Tzardine

pablo128 wrote: »

Copper has a melting point of 1085 degrees celsius. Have a think about that for a minute.

Oh yeah of course. Everybody knows the melting point of copper. How silly of me.

Barry Badrinath

mucksavage1985 wrote: »

How about a bypassed electrical meter? There was a lot of ESB men in site after?

I have alao heard this but afaik it's also not the cause.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy

mucksavage1985 wrote: »

How about a bypassed electrical meter? There was a lot of ESB men in site after?

I remember seeing the footage on RTE news, and they'd been getting "creative" with their connector blocks before the meter. That footage wasn't included for nothing.

kneemos

The speculation is unbecoming.

pablo128

FortySeven wrote: »

It's not the copper they melt. It is the plastic wire casing they burn off.

mucksavage1985 wrote: »

They mean burning the PVC off the copper

I know exactly what they do, thanks all the same.

Tzardine wrote: »

Oh yeah of course. Everybody knows the melting point of copper. How silly of me.

And you say you weren't trolling?

haveringchick

vicwatson wrote: »

http://www.evoke.ie/news/carrickmines-fire-cause-investigation-accidental

This just establishes that it wasn't arson
I don't understand how people could think that the investigation into the death of 10 people should or could be completed in a few weeks
The place was incinerated. They are literally sifting through ashes. Painstaking would be an appropriate word

MadsL

Sir Osis of Liver. wrote: »

Im no fire expert but I'd say it was some form of fuel combined with a source of ignition.

I'm reminded of a fire next to my house;

Young rookie Fireman: "Do we know what started it?"
Seasoned Fireman: "A flame"

Boom_Bap

Thread closed.

We are not here to speculate and nothing has been confirmed. Once it has a new thread can be opened.