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Dublin Fire Brigade tackled a fire in two caravans last night

There were no reported injuries and the cause of the fire is still unknown.

A FIRE ERUPTED in two caravans late last night at a holiday home site in Donabate, Dublin.

Three units of Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the call, which they received at 12.40am today. There were no reported injuries.

It’s thought that the fire originated in one caravan and spread to the second caravan, but the origin of the fire is as of yet unknown.

According to a national audit ordered by the government in the wake of the Carrickmines tragedy last October, unsafe electrical sockets, overcrowded bays and caravans being too close together is common on most sites, and can easily cause a fire.

(This audit did not include holiday homes however, and it’s still unclear what caused this particular fire.)

One halting site review document, released under the Freedom of Information Act to TheJournal.ie, found that only one 50% of caravans on the site had a fire alarm.

If you have a caravan, make sure that it’s fitted with a working smoke alarm.

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    Mute Mr Snuffleupagus
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    Jan 21st 2017, 6:12 PM

    They are probably waiting for a free fire alarm from the council. Caravans are by there nature, flammable. Very easy for a pan on an oven to catch on fire and burn the place down in minutes. If only 50% had fire alarms then you need to introduce laws and fines. But that wouldn’t go down well with the travelling community and certainly wouldn’t be policed.Much like school absenteeism isn’t policed with the travelling community.

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    Mute Suzie Sunshine
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    Jan 21st 2017, 7:02 PM

    A lot of travellers refused them when the council offered them one .. yet when something happens , everyone else is to blame…

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 21st 2017, 7:16 PM

    No halting sites in Donabate. They are all holiday caravans

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    Mute David Conroy
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    Jan 21st 2017, 11:24 PM

    In 10 years time we will laugh at people living in fire hazards like mobile homes. Why do people think that it is safe to live in one ?

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    Mute Rebecca De Stanleigh
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    Jan 21st 2017, 11:26 PM

    It is a mobile home park. For holidays. Not a halting site. Read the article.

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    Mute James Mc Loughlin
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:01 AM

    @David Conroy: IF THERE WERE PROPER HOMES THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR THEM

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    Mute Johnny Mc
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 1:12 PM

    They are holiday homes

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    Mute David Conroy
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 4:34 PM

    They are made out of materials that cause toxic fumes and will melt in minutes. I cannot see how they would qualify for a Fire Cert.

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    Mute filthypete
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    Jan 21st 2017, 6:51 PM

    If you have a caravan statistically you’re probably not reading this article.

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    Mute Nick Allen
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    Jan 21st 2017, 8:03 PM

    Where did I get that fact or did u just make it up to sound good

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    Mute mo chara
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    Jan 21st 2017, 6:22 PM

    Shite in the bucket

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    Mute Togs
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:41 AM

    Compuuuuters!

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 21st 2017, 7:28 PM

    That’s the third or fourth one of them holidays homes I’ve heard of going up in flames recently, you’d wonder why it’s happening and also why there isn’t any investigation into why so many are getting burnt, I know one family that were in their one when the fire started, they received devastating injuries and still nobody has arrived at that mobile site to inspect the rest of them, these aren’t travellers or rich ppl so nobody cares, they’re just Joe Soaps so the attitude is “Fuk em”

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    Mute Suzie Sunshine
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    Jan 21st 2017, 7:59 PM

    Mick .. did the fire brigade not tell them how the fire started ??

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 21st 2017, 9:03 PM

    No, they said they’d send their report to the investigating gardaí when it’s complete. That was nearly 6 months ago

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 8:55 AM

    I call BS on that

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 8:57 AM

    Go look it up then you clown, another keyboard gangster not using their own name

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 9:48 AM

    “Family with devastating injuries” Being quite familiar with all these fires, I assure you you are talking total twaddle. Hence I call BS……

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 10:37 AM

    Seen as your quiet familiar with these fires you can fill me in on the actual cause of it then?

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 11:35 AM

    Petroleum

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 11:55 AM

    From what?

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 11:57 AM

    Really? Look just admit you only know what you read in the indo. You know nothing about it and I’m not filling in gaps for you. I was right to call BS. Don’t comment on what you don’t know.

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    Mute Mick Sage
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:19 PM

    Yes really, you seem to have plenty to say but nothing of any substance, I don’t need u to fill in anything for me cause you’ve no more information than what you read online

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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:44 PM

    You’re funny! Fire brigade never did a scene analysis the cops did so you’re lying about them saying they would furnish a report. It wasn’t reported anywhere in the media whether fired were deliberately started or not or what was used as an accelerant. All you had to be was present to know all these things . BS dude, I called BS. I was right. Bye now

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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:48 PM

    Youknowimright… what’s the deal with this fire ?..

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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:57 PM

    You’d want to learn to read, the fire brigade said they’d send a report to the investigating garda, that was an answer to the girl that asked me did the fire brigade not tell them what it was? The fire brigade don’t investigate the cause of the fire, that’s the gardas job. But then you’d know that wouldn’t u

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    Mute youknowimright
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    Jan 22nd 2017, 12:59 PM

    Just admit you haven’t a clue!!!

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    Mute JFN
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    Jan 21st 2017, 6:49 PM

    Culture, boss!

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    Mute Rebecca De Stanleigh
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    Jan 21st 2017, 11:27 PM

    Did you read the article?

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    Jan 21st 2017, 6:16 PM

    A good job nobody was hurt. It would’ve been two tents for the rescuers.

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    Jan 21st 2017, 8:03 PM

    Scutter in the pants

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