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Fire at Metro Hotel in Ballymun

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    #92
    muckbrien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭muckbrien


    Mahony0509 wrote: »
    Seeing on twitter that it's after spreading over 6 floors.

    Someone has fkd up then or regulations are poor

    The fire brigade should be able to enter the affected room and extinguish the fire using a water outlet in the hall area .

    Afaik they shouldn't even need tall appliances outside


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    #93
    HONKEY TONK
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    [Deleted User] wrote: »
    How old is the building? No sprinklers?

    I was wondering the same. Old news says the project started in 2006 but I’m not sure if it was built or renovated as it say it was a hotel under a different name


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    #94
    kravmaga
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    How old is the building? No sprinklers?

    It was completed in 2007 by Pierse contracting and a group of investors, its 15 floors in height.

    The hotel was sold in 2014.

    I don't know if the hotel has sprinklers but I would imagine it has a Fire Detection alarm system and evacuation system in place .

    Used to be the Days 3 star hotel and it was a new build.


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    #95
    January
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    kravmaga wrote: »
    It was completed in 2007 by Pierse contracting and a group of investors, its 15 floors in height.

    The hotel was sold in 2014.

    I don't know if the hotel has sprinklers but I would imagine it has a Fire Detection alarm system and evacuation system in place .

    Used to be the Days 3 star hotel and it was a new build.

    I know for sure the apartments beside it have sprinklers.


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    #96
    Pinch Flat
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    Residential / hotel use and over 30m high, sprinklers would be mandatory


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    #97
    mfceiling
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    Just passed it about 10 mins ago and it's very visibly on fire. Hope there's no injuries or fatalities.


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    #98
    humberklog
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    The rubbish shoots were the way out if there had of been a big fire in the towers

    IIRC they were only a small skuttle doors at best opening 10"s and I deffo remember there were no handles up the refuse shutes.


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    #99
    Jeff2
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    There's a chopper flying over there now that I'd guess one of the TV stations hired.


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    #100
    joegriffinjnr
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    Jeff2 wrote: »
    There's a chopper flying over there now that I'd guess one of the TV stations hired.

    Garda


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    #101
    sdanseo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 9,301 ✭✭✭sdanseo


    The planning ref. is 1052/03 but no documents seem to be uploaded other than the grant permission notice.


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    #102
    muckbrien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 176 ✭✭muckbrien


    kravmaga wrote: »
    It was completed in 2007 by Pierse contracting and a group of investors, its 15 floors in height.

    The hotel was sold in 2014.

    I don't know if the hotel has sprinklers but I would imagine it has a Fire Detection alarm system and evacuation system in place .

    Used to be the Days 3 star hotel and it was a new build.

    That's a whole other can of worms too

    Fire spreading and everyone being evacuated by alarm

    None of that should be happening ideally


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    #103
    Pinch Flat
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    sdanseo wrote: »
    The planning ref. is 1052/03 but no documents seem to be uploaded other than the grant permission notice.

    Planning would be silent on fire cert - they’re maintained at Dublin City fire brigade in Townsend street. Be interested to see if there’s a reference to a sprinkler system in the planning application.


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    #104
    Mark Henderson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 33 ✭Mark Henderson


    Jeff2 wrote: »
    There's a chopper flying over there now that I'd guess one of the TV stations hired.

    Haha. This isn't America. It's the Gardai helicopter.


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    #105
    Dyr
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    SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »
    The rubbish shoots were the way out if there had of been a big fire in the towers

    the way out for people?? are you mental?:eek:


    What saved the flats many many times was that they were bare, thick concrete that made it difficult for a blaze to spread


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    #106
    Great_one
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    Working class heroes wrote: »
    No they wouldn’t.

    Ya day wood


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    #107
    Jeff2
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    joegriffinjnr wrote: »
    Garda

    No it didn't look like one of theirs.


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    #108
    HONKEY TONK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 779 ✭✭✭HONKEY TONK


    Just looked at the photo gallery on the website.

    I see fire detection systems in the rooms bot no sprinklers as far as I could see.


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    #109
    HONKEY TONK
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    Pinch Flat wrote: »
    Residential / hotel use and over 30m high, sprinklers would be mandatory

    Can you post a link to that as I’ve been checking everywhere for that information


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    #110
    AGC
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    Jeff2 wrote: »
    No it didn't look like one of theirs.

    Didn’t think anything else would be going up after dark? Or allowed


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    #111
    Jeff2
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    Mark Henderson wrote: »
    Haha. This isn't America. It's the Gardai helicopter.

    Wait and see which station has footage from a chopper so.


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    #112
    fritzelly
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    Grenfell now on Sky News (Youtube), hope nothing similar here


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    #113
    For Forks Sake
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    Jeff2 wrote: »
    Wait and see which station has footage from a chopper so.

    TV3 can barely afford to put petrol in cars, and RTE aren't going to bother their arses crossing the liffey so who do you suggest?


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    #114
    Franz Von Peppercorn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,070 ✭✭✭Franz Von Peppercorn


    Jeff2 wrote: »
    Wait and see which station has footage from a chopper so.

    They’re all finished for the night. The Irish ones anyway. Maybe sky.


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    #115
    [Deleted User]
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    Weepsie wrote: »
    Video just posted of what looks like a family still in a room 2-3 floors below. Would like to believe it's entirely empty

    Seriously? Wonder if video is from hours ago when fire just started?


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    #116
    Pinch Flat
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    HONKEY TONK wrote: »
    Can you post a link to that as I’ve been checking everywhere for that information

    https://www.nsai.ie/Our-Services-(1)/Standardization-(1)/2017-Standards-Promotion/201712-NSAI-FSS-Seminar-CB.aspx

    Slide no 10. Would also be in part B of the technical guidance documents (fire)


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    #117
    Kermit.de.frog
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,398 ✭✭✭✭Kermit.de.frog


    Seem to be getting it under control going by images on Twitter. Looks like firefighters inside.


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    #118
    Pinch Flat
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    HONKEY TONK wrote: »
    Just looked at the photo gallery on the website.

    I see fire detection systems in the rooms bot no sprinklers as far as I could see.

    Most likely sprinklers on escape routes only. Bedrooms most likely to have one hour fire rated walls from room to room and room to corridor


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    #119
    beertons
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    Few brazzers gone offline tonight.


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    #120
    jimmy180sx
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 478 ✭✭jimmy180sx


    HONKEY TONK wrote:
    I see fire detection systems in the rooms bot no sprinklers as far as I could see.


    Sprinklers will likely be in corridors on escape routes


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    #121
    Jeff2
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    For Forks Sake wrote: »
    TV3 can barely afford to put petrol in cars, and RTE aren't going to bother their arses crossing the liffey so who do you suggest?

    Rte can pay what they like to send people anywhere at your expense.


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