Stardust Fire - 2008 Fire

2008 Fire

On 14 November 2008, a second fire occurred at the same site, which had been used as a children's play centre. However, no-one was in the building at the time, and there have been no injuries reported. One woman, whose sisters were killed in the original blaze, is quoted as saying that she "froze", and that "a chill went up spine. got a flashback like the whole thing was coming down on top of ". Once the flames were extinguished, firefighters found cancer-causing asbestos hanging from the roof. The Gardai are currently probing the cause of the blaze. As of November 2010 the Gardai have still not announced the cause of the 2008 blaze, nor has anybody been charged.