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Bomb squad examines hazardous substances in two schools

The callouts took place this afternoon in Dublin.

A DEFENCE FORCES bomb disposal team was called out to deal with chemical substances in two locations in Dublin today.

It was called out to a grammar school on Kevin St and to Belvedere College on Denmark St after separate queries about hazardous substances.

It is understood both locations were evacuated and that material was taken, as per routine procedure, to be destroyed.

Generally, the Defence Forces wait until classes are finished at the school for the day before evacuations take place.

No IED devices were involved in the callouts. The hazardous material came from a school laboratory at Belvedere College.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 9:59 PM

    Sorry, I forgot to flush.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:07 PM

    Someone’s been watching too much breaking bad

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    Mute Lorelei Steve Tracey Cleaning
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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:40 PM

    Did I read this correctly that the EOD teams wait until after school is cleared before evacuation.
    Sp they leave the device in place with the building fully occupied before doing anything.
    Surely this article is mistaken,
    Evacuation should be the first task in most cases before the team even arrives. Thisviscor at least was SOP

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:41 PM

    Device can be misunderstood in this case I’m referring to unstable objects which could cause an explosion.

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    Oct 8th 2013, 12:00 PM

    I’m going out on a limb here – but I guess the bomb disposal squad know what they are doing and if the level of risk warranted immediate evacuation they would do it?

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    Oct 8th 2013, 12:09 PM

    Of course the EOD teams know what they are doing. My comment related to SOPs ( Standard Operating Procedures) the operator can’t normally evaluate until he knows the exact risk for that reason areas would be cordoned off and evacuated as an immediate action.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:10 PM

    Thats the smell of bull coming from government buildings

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:13 PM

    Guess they didnt hide the Clearasell too well.

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    Oct 8th 2013, 12:41 AM

    More school science laboratories stocking out of date chemicals that decompose into hazardous substances would be my guess. It should be pretty shocking that education budget cuts would force schools to use chemicals to the very limit of their shelf life, potentially putting the safety and well being of teachers and students alike in danger like this, but sadly it seems to be becoming par for the course at this stage.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:59 PM

    They were called out to loreto foxrock for the same reason last week.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:05 PM

    Are the students having the craic.

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    Oct 8th 2013, 6:28 AM

    St. Patrick’s grammer school was evacuated immediately, my children go there, our joy when they were allowed home at 2.45 !!!

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    Mute Lorelei Steve Tracey Cleaning
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    Oct 8th 2013, 11:09 AM

    I would think that this is actually the SOP immediate evacuation. It is or was for the UK. The Irish and British EOD units work pretty much the same way.

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    Oct 7th 2013, 10:41 PM

    Didn’t realize anto & demo attended different schools….

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    Oct 8th 2013, 6:52 AM

    It seems clear that some chemicals deteriorate over time , there should be constant risk assessments and checks in school labs to ensure the safety of the staff and pupils.

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