Fire in Guinness?

NothingMan · 2009-12-21 13:45:23

Sitting in work here on Thomas Street and there is a lot of black smoke billowing out of Guinness. It looks really bad. City is being blocked out because of it. No idea what it might be but I'd say some poor schmuck in the factory is running around like a headless chicken after some major c0ck up. So what will we do if we…

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Sitting in work here on Thomas Street and there is a lot of black smoke billowing out of Guinness. It looks really bad. City is being blocked out because of it. No idea what it might be but I'd say some poor schmuck in the factory is running around like a headless chicken after some major c0ck up.

So what will we do if we lose our prescious Guinness factory. Our economy would be extra fcuked.

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#2 21-12-2009 02:46PM

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haha, you're in work! Sucker.

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On the upside, a looting oppurtunity.

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NothingMan wrote: »

Sitting in work here on Thomas Street and there is a lot of black smoke billowing out of Guinness. It looks really bad. City is being blocked out because of it. No idea what it might be but I'd say some poor schmuck in the factory is running around like a headless chicken after some major c0ck up.

So what will we do if we lose our prescious Guinness factory. Our economy would be extra fcuked.

No!

NOOOOO!

KHAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNNN!!!!!!!

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#5 21-12-2009 02:47PM

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Breaking News: Mary Harney fry-up gone awry

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#6 21-12-2009 02:48PM

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http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/firefighters-contain-guinness-plant-blaze-439148.html

The Dublin fire service has dealt with a major fire at the Guinness Store House at St. James' Gate in the city centre.

Up to nine units contained the blaze at Victoria Quay, but motorists are being advised to avoid the area as visibility is affected.

Gardaí said they may have to close off Victoria Quay on the South Quays but at present there are no delays on Thomas Street or James's Street.

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#7 21-12-2009 02:49PM

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Just seen it there! looks bad

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#8 21-12-2009 02:54PM

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#9 21-12-2009 02:55PM

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#10 21-12-2009 02:56PM

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I wonder if the fire brigade used foam instead of water, just to make it look like a Guinness head on the building.

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#11 21-12-2009 02:56PM

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My goodness.

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#12 21-12-2009 02:57PM

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Don't worry kids, beer isn't flammable

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#13 21-12-2009 02:57PM

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My guinness

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#14 21-12-2009 02:58PM

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From facebook

"Guinness 250 Ireland We can confirm that there was a small fire at the St. James's Gate brewery site this morning. It has been contained. No-one was injured and there is no impact whatsoever on production. It occurred in a building that is seldom used."

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#15 21-12-2009 03:01PM

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Prob just testing out their new recipe 'Guinness Extra Warm'

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#16 21-12-2009 03:02PM

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strongr wrote: »

It occurred in a building that is seldom used

The taste adding building?

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tba wrote: »

the taste adding building?

Unpopular opinion there Reg.

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dr.bollocko wrote: »

My goodness.

I've been robbed

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#19 21-12-2009 03:08PM

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see pic

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#20 21-12-2009 03:10PM

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Hi,

I work on the 5th floor in a building on Harcourt st. this fire was by no means a small fire, it was massive, it looks like its going down but it was amazingly black & big at first. A big fire definitely, the wind was blowing eastwards & all the city that side was under thick black smoke.

There are reports of a bomb scare in James' hosp & a part of it has been closed. (I def think this is just a rumour)

Someone's in for a big insurance payout!

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#21 21-12-2009 03:10PM

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RTE news: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1221/guinness.html

The smoke in the news pic look friggin' HUGE!!! :eek:

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Yeah definitely wasn't a small fire, still a huge amount of black smoke over the city!

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#23 21-12-2009 03:13PM

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Biggins wrote: »

RTE news: http://www.rte.ie/news/2009/1221/guinness.html

The smoke in the news pic look friggin' HUGE!!! :eek:

Oh it was, i'm a proud arsonist and I only advertise my finest works.

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#24 21-12-2009 03:15PM

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b..b..b..but. I haven't even got to go there yet

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Yeah definitely wasn't a small fire, still a huge amount of black smoke over the city!

is that not always there?

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#26 21-12-2009 03:17PM

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Just been on the phone to my dad there who works in the factory.
There was a fire around 12pm.

They were evacuated though.

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#27 21-12-2009 03:19PM

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HereticPrincess wrote: »

Just been on the phone to my dad there who works in the factory.
There was a fire around 12pm.

They were evacuated though.

I hope everyone was okay.

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#28 21-12-2009 03:21PM

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i can see a price hike on Jan 1st .... someone has to pay for the damage.

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#29 21-12-2009 03:22PM

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Weathercheck wrote: »

I hope everyone was okay.

As far as I know everyone was okay.

They might get tomorrow off eh

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#30 21-12-2009 03:22PM

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News just in:

A load more fire engines just went flying up the quays, might be worse than first reported. The smoke is still unreal and I'm down by Tara st.

Source.

This is starting to look really, really bad.

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#31 21-12-2009 03:23PM

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HereticPrincess wrote: »

Just been on the phone to my dad there who works in the factory.
There was a fire around 12pm.

They were evacuated though.

That's crazy, the smoke just started billowing by at 1:40 ish and i'm really close here.

Glad everyone's ok, aparently nobody was hurt. The skyline is still a little smokey but starting to clear.

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