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Video: Dublin street closed after car explosion

Long Lane in Dublin 8 has been closed after the explosion last night.

A DUBLIN STREET is this morning closed off after a car exploded overnight.

Dublin Fire Brigade confirmed that there had been no injuries in the car fire on Long Lane in Dublin 8. An image of the fire had spread over social media, resulting in a number of calls to emergency services, with a reports of multiple injuries, windows being blown out and a number of loud bangs.

Thankfully, those reports were false, and no injuries were reported, though houses were damaged.

Gardai in Kevin Street are investigating all the circumstances surrounding the incident, which happened at around 11pm.

The scene was immediately preserved and the Army EOD team attended. Long Lane is currently closed and the scene is being preserved for a full technical examination.

Gardai are appealing for witnesses to the incident to contact Kevin Street Garda Station on 01 666 9400, the Garda Confidential Telephone Line 1800 666 111 or any Garda Station.

A TheJournal.ie reader sent a video from the scene. He said that there was a “huge explosion”.

“There was a huge explosion, so much so that all of the neighbours came out of their houses. I could see a massive fireball go up in the air over the old Meath Hospital.

“I thought the hospital had a gas leak and so went to see what had happened. It turned out to be a car that i had just walked past.”

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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:09 PM

    It’s worth whatever the market is willing to pay for it – not what the people trying to sell it are saying it’s worth.

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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:17 PM

    Dublins iconic westin hotel? It’s hardly iconic.

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    Sep 17th 2014, 5:38 PM

    Must have meant ‘chronic’?

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    Sep 18th 2014, 4:03 AM

    Estate agents will use savvy words like this to attract unexpected customers and will try to make you think you like a certain property,..

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    Mute Dara O'Brien
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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:46 PM

    So, what’s going on here, I ask?

    He bought Humewood for €25M and sold it to Malone for €7.2m then he bought the Westin with Malone now he’s selling a €50m hotel for €17m? ???

    I assume Malone will be involved in the purchase – curiouser and curiouser

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    Sep 17th 2014, 5:37 PM

    Nice hotel, good meeting point for pre Thomond drinks and fodder

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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:09 PM

    I will give you 50 euro

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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:16 PM

    is it just me or are the ads on the journal set to open “on hover” because they open without being touched sometimes

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    Sep 17th 2014, 5:16 PM

    Viz Top Tips: Find the buyer who believes it is worth three times that, and simply sell it to them!

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:41 PM

    Some sod is hoovering up this kind of profit for a song…keep it for two years and flip it for a sweet profit.

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    Mute Tony Skillington
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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:41 PM

    *property*

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    Sep 17th 2014, 4:04 PM

    17 million pffft that’s nothing

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    Sep 17th 2014, 11:37 PM

    170 employees. That’s the important point here.

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    Mute Gavin Stanley
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    Sep 17th 2014, 7:18 PM

    As it is a hotel, would it make sense for the government to buy it and turn it into a hospital. Surely cheaper than building one!!!

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    Oct 13th 2014, 8:53 PM

    In it right now. It’s gorgeous. I’d buy it if I had 17 million…..but I dont :(

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