Fire at Metro Hotel in Ballymun

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Several units of the Dublin Fire Brigade are dealing with a serious fire at a hotel in Ballymun.

The blaze is several storeys up in the Metro Hotel.

It is believed to have started shortly after 7.30pm.

It is not yet known if the rooms were occupied at the time the blaze started.

Gardaí are also at the scene and traffic diversions are in place around the area.

https://twitter.com/JohnDarcy88/status/976560867365056512

The_Valeyard

How bad?

Hopefully, everyone is out okay. And no one is hurt!!

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

it's a hotel

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

top 4 5 or 6 floors, and flames clearly coming out the roof too

Lone Stone

****

kfallon

Jesus I hope everyone is ok

alchemist33

Photos on RTE. Looks concerning

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0321/949172-ballymun-fire/

SEPT 23 1989

Do the fire brigade have equipment to go that high?

The_Valeyard

Sarai Shapely Box wrote: »

it's a hotel

Metro Hotel?

Jeff2

Thought it was a joke news dump.

Fann Linn

Thats de Lavelahn sorted for tmorrow.

January

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Metro Hotel?

Yep the metro. Its where that plane tried to land years ago instead of the airport. Extremely high. Used to live in the apartments facing the carpark and entrance to it. Had a nice restaurant back then

beertons

Be a rush on marshmallows now.

The_Valeyard

January wrote: »

Yep the metro. Its where that plane tried to land years ago instead of the airport. Extremely high. Used to live in the apartments facing the carpark and entrance to it. Had a nice restaurant back then

I remember that restaurant, was tasty.

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

fair few families in emergency accommodation in there

joegriffinjnr

Thats actually not part of the hotel but private apartments. I know a lot of people living there, fingers crossed everyone is ok.

joegriffinjnr

Jesus it looks bad.

theteal

Feck lads, can we go easy on the jokes until we know how serious this is?

There are a few floors involved there, hopefully nobody is hurt

Franz Von Peppercorn

Nothing on RTE. You’d think they could get an ob there.

Jeff2

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Do the fire brigade have equipment to go that high?

They should have as the flats went to 14 floors.

Collie D

From The Journal

"It’s understood that the building had been evacuated, however this has yet to be confirmed by the emergency services."

Hopefully accurate

Hope all residents are safe.

Has the fire jumped a couple of floors?

s3rtvdbwfj81ch

apparently it's not spreading too badly, so not in the same league as Grenfell thankfully.

Airport could close.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »

Nothing on RTE. You’d think they could get an ob there.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0321/949172-ballymun-fire/

joegriffinjnr

Jeff2 wrote: »

They should have as the flats went to 14 floors.

Theres a turntable ladder on scene now, its reaching the top parts.

Spanish Eyes

I hope it was evacuated successfully. Looks a bit like Grenfell. Shudder.

steirishrover

Sarai Shapely Box wrote: »

fair few families in emergency accommodation in there

No emergency families in there

Mark Henderson

That looks terrible. I hope everyone get's out okay.

branie2

So I heard on the News just now

Franz Von Peppercorn

Zackary Famous Bobsled wrote: »

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2018/0321/949172-ballymun-fire/

Do I need to clarify I was talking about the TV channel and the time I was posting?

That’s still not a ob. It’s a video from a tweet.

ironwalk

That brings back memories of last summer's Grenfell- sends a shiver up the back.
Hope there's no-one hurt and that the firemen on-site stay safe.

Birneybau

Fann Linn wrote: »

Thats de Lavelahn sorted for tmorrow.

What a glib comment

January

The metro doesn't have families in emergency accommodation the travel lodge down the road does

steirishrover

https://twitter.com/NoeleenReilly/status/976567700997722112?s=19

Live feed from location. Everyone evacuated

Wrong link, sorry

The_Valeyard

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

Live feed from location. Everyone evacuated

Wrong link, sorry

Wrong twitter feed??

Edit: ninja fix, well done.

Wheeliebin30

Are families in emergency accommodation more important than other families???

Why all the talk about families in emergency accommodation?

The_Valeyard

The_Valeyard wrote: »

Wrong twitter feed??

Edit: ninja fix, well done.

https://twitter.com/zaraking/status/976567365323419648?s=21

Mark Henderson

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Are families in emergency accommodation more important than other families???

Why all the talk about families in emergency accommodation?

What a bizarre comment.

steirishrover

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Are families in emergency accommodation more important than other families???

Why all the talk about families in emergency accommodation?

No talk about it just clarifying bots comment that their is some in it.. no talk just a couple comments

Mark Henderson

From the video footage it looks like the fire hoses can't reach the fire at that height. I suppose they'll be sending firemen in to tackle this one. Good luck to them all.

Wheeliebin30

Mark Henderson wrote: »

What a bizarre comment.

Not really.

Are people just foaming at the mouth to blame da gubberment?

Loads of tweets from various political members going on about emergency accommodation families.

What about other people in the hotel?

Jeff2

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Are families in emergency accommodation more important than other families???

Why all the talk about families in emergency accommodation?

That's what confused me, like saying there is a mother of five on whatever floor.
Grandfather of many else where.

blue_blue

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Are families in emergency accommodation more important than other families???

Why all the talk about families in emergency accommodation?

Because when things like this happen, the bleeding hearts come out of the woodwork.

January

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Not really.

Are people just foaming at the mouth to blame da gubberment?

Loads of tweets from various political members going on about emergency accommodation families.

What about other people in the hotel?

Presumably they'll have homes to go back to whereas the homeless families will have to source another place to live and homeless accommodation is scarce in Dublin at the moment. Just a guess like.

Wheeliebin30

January wrote: »

Presumably they'll have homes to go back to whereas the homeless families will have to source another place to live and homeless accommodation is scarce in Dublin at the moment. Just a guess like.

Yeah...bad guess.

eviltwin

January wrote: »

Presumably they'll have homes to go back to whereas the homeless families will have to source another place to live and homeless accommodation is scarce in Dublin at the moment. Just a guess like.

And will possibly have lost all their belongings unlike the guests or staff

Mark Henderson

Wheeliebin30 wrote: »

Not really.

Are people just foaming at the mouth to blame da gubberment?

Loads of tweets from various political members going on about emergency accommodation families.

What about other people in the hotel?

What? Who's foaming at the mouth?

I have no idea what you are on about so i'll leave you to it.

I just hope everyone is safe.

Jeff2

Rte news say it's been going since 7.30.
Hopfully all were out of there fast.

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

People would argue over anything.

Wheeliebin30

eviltwin wrote: »

And will possibly have lost all their belongings unlike the guests or staff

Could be single homeless men and women too?

But families are more juicy for the outrage.