sunbeam fire 2003

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15 жыл бұрын

On the 25th of Sept 2003 one of the biggest fires Cork has ever seen happened at the Old Sunbeam
factory on the mallow Rd.It destroyed the Refond textiles plant and a number of business units.
It took the Fire Brigade most of the evening and night to get the fire under control.

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@Lorem_ipsum_dolor_sit_amet 14 жыл бұрын

I was there when it happened and can remember it perfectly, quite the specticle, especially when the roof collapsed. The fire was so intense you could feel the heat on your face over 100 metres away.

@user-ot5ln5wp6u 10 ай бұрын

I remember my mom collecting me in Scoil Padre Pio and bringing me over to Farrenree to look at this. Amazing to see how fast 20 years has gone by. I'm 30 next week.

@RYNT1157 4 жыл бұрын

I saw a small bit of smoke first in Mayfield but then it grew bigger and I saw the red building on fire. Local radio put out the call for all off duty firefighters to report for duty. The assistance of all nearby county fire brigades was sought and I believe this was the first time that Cork City Fire Brigade ever done this. The speed at which the fire took hold was frightening .

@S.J.1.9.9.1 12 жыл бұрын

I lived in Mangerton Close in the Glen up until 2004, I remember coming home from School, Scoil Oilibheir in Dublin Hill, and watching this with my grandparents from my bedroom! It was particularly sad for them and my mother, as they had lived in Millfield Cottages for years before and had also worked in the textile factory in the 70's, I am so happy to have found this Channel! :-)

@jakewarren9537 Ай бұрын

Don’t know are you seeing this but scoil oilibheir is 40 years this year and there is a musical down in the Glen and I’m actually in scoil oilibheir (I’m 10) we were doing a project on the sunbeam factory and I wanted to see videos and I come across this comment and see you used to be a past scoil oilibheir pupil and that musical I’m the main part which is Jackie now I hope you went to the show but it’s over now I get thrower all around the place who knows you could of went to the show

@99russell99 9 жыл бұрын

Jesus almighty.. I was 10 years old & still remember this. Went to school in Scoil Padre Pio, Churchfield & saw the smoke after school. Went down toward Blackpool with my Mom to watch, one of my biggest Memories of living in the city. Emigrated to Youghal since ;)

@woodlandsteve 15 жыл бұрын

Thats an excellent bit of videography mate, looks like a scene from the blitz's of WW2

@tqm6943 4 жыл бұрын

Grew up with a guy who found the fire when it initially started, he said nothing and left it to someone else, it spread by then, but had he opened his mouth when he seen it containment was very possible.