Chemical Accident in Sandyford Industrial Estate

feylya · 02-11-2006 04:41AM #1

Anyone see the fire brigade and ambulance service in Sandyford Industrial Estate today? They had the emerency shower tent set up on the road. Just wondering if anyone knows what happened

whiskeyman · 02-11-2006 10:00AM

Saw it, but have no idea what happened.
Saw an ambulance get a garda escort toward Leopardstown.
Wonder was it a drill? Didn't think there was many industrial / chemical business where they were, as the place is mostly all offices now.

Slippin Jimmy · 02-11-2006 12:39PM

I just had a quick look on the rte website, theres noting there about anything like that. Must have been a drill because it would have been reported by now if there was. Was this early this morning because OP, you posted at about 3.

melekalikimaka · 02-11-2006 01:16PM

it was during the afternoon, found 3 or 4 when i saw stuff happening, abulances bombing down the n11 with police escorts....hardly a drill?

feylya · 02-11-2006 03:38PM

Donnybrookghost, na it was in the afternoon. I just didn't think about posting it

I doubt it was a drill as they were blocking off the road and the fire engines came screeching up the Leopardstown road a few minutes afterwards.

kittenkiller · 02-11-2006 05:34PM

At just after 5 yesterday a police escorted amblance came flying round by the AIB near the Luas stop.
The fire-brigade was up near the Londis by the Microsoft building.
Must've been big cuz there was at least 2 ambulances and plenty of police along with the fire-engine.

Poor sods!
That's why I don't work. It's bad for your health!

Tabnabs · 02-11-2006 05:55PM

Heard (in passing on radio) that it was an anthrax scare at some building or other.

Cal · 02-11-2006 06:20PM

AA Roadwatch were reporting traffic chaos there yesterday afternoon due to a 'Serious Incident'. I've no idea what though.

Cal.

Hells Belles · 02-11-2006 06:23PM

Hi,

I work in the building where it happened! The receptionist in Barclaycard opened an envelope that arrived in the post and there was white powder in it - apparently she ran around in a panic, into the canteen etc, thereby contaminating others. Next thing I knew the building was surrounded by ambulances, fire brigades etc. Anyone who had come into contact with it had to be decontaminated. the shower was right outside my window. We were all let in this morning so it was obviously a hoax or a disgruntled ex-employee playing a sick joke.

Slippin Jimmy · 02-11-2006 07:13PM

Hells Belles wrote:

Hi,

I work in the building where it happened! The receptionist in Barclaycard opened an envelope that arrived in the post and there was white powder in it - apparently she ran around in a panic, into the canteen etc, thereby contaminating others. Next thing I knew the building was surrounded by ambulances, fire brigades etc. Anyone who had come into contact with it had to be decontaminated. the shower was right outside my window. We were all let in this morning so it was obviously a hoax or a disgruntled ex-employee playing a sick joke.

I am glad to hear it was just a hoax. People don't realise how much time they waste when they do these stupid pranks. The emergency services have better things to be doing than these stupid incidents.

Chemical Accident in Sandyford Industrial Estate

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