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Firefighters to the rescue as the letter 'e' almost blows off Heineken building

The area surrounding O’Connell Bridge House has been closed while the emergency services attend.

DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE crew members were called out to D’Olier Street in Dublin today after passers-by spotted a letter from an advertisement hanging precariously from the high-rise building.

The first ‘e’ from the word Heineken had become loose on one side so, as a precaution, emergency services closed both Burgh Quay and D’Olier Street.

Two trucks and Dublin Fire Brigade’s 100-foot ladder were used in the operation. Firefighters in a cage at the top of the ladder worked to remove the letter.

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Image: Caroline McArdle

The ‘e’ has now been removed and the teams have left the scene.

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Image: Michelle Hennessy/TheJournal.ie

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