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Dublin Fire Brigade / TwitterWe've 4 units and a DO at a electricity sub-station on fire. Awaiting @ESBNetworks before firefighting can start. pic.twitter.com/JtAjN9HT4t
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) April 25, 2016
Updated at 2.15pm
200 BUSINESSES AND residential customers are left without power today following a fire in an electrical unit in Dublin’s city centre.
Units from Dublin Fire Brigade attended the scene of a fire on Baggot Street in Dublin city centre this afternoon.
The fire brigade first arrived at the scene at 12.30pm.
Baggot Street was closed off as a result of the blaze and gardaí also attended the scene.
The fire broke out at a 10kW ESB substation that was located underground just off Baggot Street. The substation provided electricity to the nearby area.
Dublin Fire Brigade said at 1.25pm that the fire had been brought under control.
A spokesperson for the ESB said that network technicians were currently at the scene to examine what went wrong and to start working on restoring power to the area.
Dublin Fire Brigade / TwitterThe Baggot St fire is now under control, @ESBNetworks moving in to assess the situation #powercut #D2 #Dublin #fire pic.twitter.com/aCjNhMVxM6
— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) April 25, 2016
The ESB spokesperson said that electricity should be returned to the area by 10pm tonight. It is unclear as yet what caused the fire to break out.
There are no reported injuries as a result of the incident.
You can check the status of the electricity in your area at ESB Powercheck
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Don`t tell me they are robbing the copper wire in the City Center now too.
Fair play to the DFB.
Baggot St without power they all have generators
Must be an underground gang
It’s giant rats I tell you.
Won’t somebody PLEASE think of the children…
Hopefully this will give the people working there the chance to go outside and enjoy the nice weather
Good job lads, we move ever closer to one of these clowns blowing themselves up and hopefully putting a stop to this cod-logy of robbing live cables.
The watch this space sign is being watched all the same.. She is engrossed in it..
10 kW station haha
Durty thievin’ skangbags causing ructions with impunity! I recommend CCTV at all installations, and an electric fence. Not a strong one, just enough to hurt, and also to indicate an incursion.
Apologies for the split infinitive.
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