The inquest heard that most of the victims were already dead by the time the first fire engines arrived at the scene. Firefighters found unimaginable carnage; heaps of bodies and body parts.
Forty-eight people lost their lives as a result of the Stardust fire. Most were just teenagers and almost all of the victims were from the Dublin 5 area, mostly Coolock, Raheny and Artane. Here are their stories:
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