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Burning of the Custom House: Some Dublin firefighters played a significant role by intentionally spreading the blaze


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Burning of the Custom House: Some Dublin firefighters played a significant role by intentionally spreading the blaze
Las Fallon explores the role of Dublin Fire Brigade members in aiding the attack.
By Las Fallon
Tuesday 25 May 2021, 1:08 PM
1 hour ago
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The blaze was confined to one area as the firefighters arrived.
Image: Michael Ward.
Image: Michael Ward.
SET ABLAZE ON this day 100 years ago, the Custom House burned for a full ten days.
That was in spite of being attended by a Fire Brigade that had already been proven to be competent and well-resourced
and also in spite of being surrounded on two sides by large bodies of water and on the other by perfectly efficient fire hydrants. ....

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