Fireworks directed at crews as Dublin Fire Brigade dealt with 1,000 Halloween calls
James Cox
Dublin Fire Brigade crews had fireworks directed at them and one of the windscreens on their fire engines smashed during Halloween call-outs.
They dealt with almost 1,000 calls yesterday on what was their busiest October 31st in a number of years.
Almost half of the requests for help were to do with fires, most of them Halloween related.
Three fire engines remain on scene at the derelict house fire in #Tallaght.
Additional water supplies have been requested to the fireground#Halloween#SafeAtSamhain pic.twitter.com/HRjwOsh1RN
— Dublin Fire Boogade 👻 (@DubFireBrigade) October 31, 2024
Dublin Fire Brigade’s chief fire officer John Guilfoyle told Newstalk: "Unfortunately, we had a number of events last night, but thankfully our crews didn’t experience any injuries.
“There was some damage to one or two of our fire appliances and so forth.
“There were fireworks directed at our fire appliances, and unfortunately a number of our ambulance crews also experienced anti-social behaviour.”
Kilbarrack firefighters at a fire in a clothes bank. Crews used a consaw to gain access and a high pressure hose reel to extinguish.#SafeAtSamhain #Halloween pic.twitter.com/rvmHZ5vdba
— Dublin Fire Boogade 👻 (@DubFireBrigade) October 31, 2024
Incidents that Dublin Fire Brigade dealt with included trees on fire near the port tunnel, a fire at a derelict house in Tallaght, an apartment fire in Dublin city centre, a fire at a playground in Jobstown, and a clothes bank on fire in Kilbarrack.
Other incidents dealt with included a fire on a building site in Kilternan, a fire near football pitches in Killinarden, and an apartment block fire in CityWest.
And that's it for our live map for tonight.
Our fire and ambulance crews continue to respond to emergencies across the city. #Halloween #SafeAtSamhain https://t.co/PQrQAOPsIZ pic.twitter.com/HY0hemX2fv
— Dublin Fire Boogade 👻 (@DubFireBrigade) November 1, 2024
