Witness (78) rejects assertions his accounts of events before, after and on the night of the disaster were ‘not founded on truth’
Mr Butterly, under cross-examination by Mr O’Higgins for a fourth day, maintained his position that all exits were open from 11.30pm on the night of the blaze, and he knew this because head doorman, the late Thomas Kennan, had told him “everything is okay” around this time.
“But you didn’t tell them that any of the doors were locked [earlier in the night]. Why didn’t you tell the guards that?” asked Mr O’Higgins.“They didn’t ask me. I just wanted to make sure they knew the doors were unlocked at the time of the fire.” Correspondence from the corporation to Mr Butterly’s late father, Patrick Butterly, dated January 23rd, 1981, was read. It warned unless “assurances that the exit ways are immediately available at all times when public are on the premises [are provided] it will be necessary to institute proceedings”.
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