The Stardust inquests have heard how a then teenager initially escaped out of the building, and then went back in to look for her friends before being swept out again to safety by a crowd of people.
Sandra Hyland was 15 years old at the time of the fire and was giving evidence today at the Dublin District Coroner's Court.
Sandra Hyland told court that she was sitting at a table beside the west alcove which was partitioned off on the night and where the fire was first noticed. She described a"warm feeling" which she compared to like"feeling the heat of a radiator coming on your back". She said she was carried along and could not even remember her feet touching the ground."I was just carried out the door," she said.Once outside, she said the gravity of the situation hit when she heard people screaming."We could hear people banging and screaming from inside," she said.
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