Tenants in Ballymun said as they reached the second floor, they were 'blindfolded in a smokey room'.
RESIDENTS OF AN apartment building in Ballymun, Dublin where the second floor “filled with smoke” after a fire broke out in the underground car park said they never heard a smoke or fire alarm during the ordeal.
His father told The Journal that by the time they had reached the second floor, the smoke from the fire below had impaired their vision. Amy Corr, another tenant in the building, said that she heard a loud bang on 15 July while she was at home with her seven-year-old son. Corr told The Journal that at no point during the five to seven minutes that it took both apartments to exit the building did a smoke or fire alarm go off. According to Corr, there was also “zero emergency lighting” in the building.
“In the case of the Plaza apartments no inspections have been carried out. DFB do not have the authority to inspect private dwellings.”It did mention that a previous inspection on the Travelodge on 1 March 2020 identified “inadequate fire safety management” and management safety protocols were discussed and agreed upon in order to improve its fire safety.
Amy Corr / The Journal Destroyed beer keg seen outside the carpark of the complex after the fire. Amy Corr / The Journal / The Journal Some of these included references to the fire alarm system.” “Dublin Fire Brigade engaged with the managing agent at the time to obtain certification that the system was properly maintained,” it added.
However, the tenant’s husband said that his family were never told by Gardaí or members of the Fire Brigade if they were allowed to stay in the apartments or if any clean up would be completed.
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