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Blaze at Guinness Brewery !

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 Update: Video added.  Scroll down.

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RTE

Storage Building Burns

15 Dublin Fire Brigade Companies Respond

2 Firefighters Hospitalized.

Beer Output Unaffected

A FIRE IN THE FAMED GUINNESS BREWERY in Dublin, Ireland, this afternoon (Monday) has been knocked down after three hours of attack.  The blaze started shortly after noon (Dublin time) in a storage facility, one of dozens of buildings in the factory grounds, as workmen were repairing the felt-lined roof.  The unit is used for box and container storage.

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Irish Independent / Collins photo

Brewing operations continued in the production facilities while the fire brigade attacked the fire.  The daily output of the popular stout was unaffected by the fire operations.

Two Dublin firefighters were hospitalized, suffering from what is believed to be effects of exposure to ammonia gas.

RTE (Irish tv) has the story and a 16-minute video that you can watch HERE.

Posted by on December 21, 2009 • Filed under: beer, fire, Fires, Videos • Tagged: , , ,
  • DaGonz

    The runoff from the firefighting operations would taste better than some of the swill that is produced in some of the major breweries here…

    A tip of the Leather to the Lads in Dublin!

  • DaGonz

    The runoff from the firefighting operations would taste better than some of the swill that is produced in some of the major breweries here…

    A tip of the Leather to the Lads in Dublin!

  • oldman

    Beer Output Unaffected — There is a God!

  • http://twitter.com/weeray93 raymond

    I totally agree with you

  • laurence Delorme

    hello,

    i'm glad that the 2 injured brothers are doing fine.

  • Ralph

    NOT THE BEER!?!?!

    Beer Output Unaffected…..BRILLIANT!

  • AJ

    Forget “women and children first”; SAVE THE BEER!

  • Ckemtp

    It's out!??! OMG I've already mobilized a taskforce! Really, I had my MABAS division on standby!

    I still better go… just to be sure. I'd better check out the Jamison factory as well just to be on the safe side.

    Then I'll sing.

  • http://firecritic.com Fire Critic

    Hilarious!

  • mickmayers

    We're not taking any chances. I've got a team ready for immediate deployment. Only holdup is we are trying to cut back on the roster now (everyone's offered to go).

    DON'T WORRY BOYS! EXTRA REINFORCEMENT COMING FROM THE STATES ASAP!

  • B.Morgan

    I hope the hurt fire lads are ok. Good thing the stout is safe. Destruction of such a place could cause an international disaster in the beer community. I will tip a pint to the brave Dublin fire fighters for saving my favoriate brewery.

  • http://www.facebook.com/desmond.brett Desmond Brett

    I visited the brewery five years ago and it is a vast complex surrunded by narrow streets, located on the side of a hill. It must have presented a logistical nightmare for the DFB, they did a fantastic job.

  • http://www.facebook.com/desmond.brett Desmond Brett

    I visited the brewery five years ago and it is a vast complex surrunded by narrow streets, located on the side of a hill. It must have presented a logistical nightmare for the DFB, they did a fantastic job.

  • smudge

    they should string them roofer up

  • smudge

    they should string them roofer up

  • smudge

    they should string them roofer up

  • smudge

    they should string them roofer up