The Stardust inquests have been told of the unsuccessful efforts made by a survivor to get a family friend to safety as the fire in the nightclub took hold.
Liam Hennessy, who was 31 at the time, was giving evidence today at the Dublin District Coroner's Court.
"I shook him and was trying to pull his legs along," Mr Hennessy said, later saying:"I ran down and shook him good … I don’t know if I woke him or not." He also told the court when he made it outside, he could not breathe and stuck his finger down his throat"to get rid of the smoke".
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