Noyeks fire

Noyeks Fire
Location	Parnell Street, Dublin, Ireland
Date	27th March 1972
Ignition source	Floor Adhesive came in contact with gas heaters
Fatalities	8

The Noyeks fire was a fatal fire that took place at the Noyeks timber factory on Parnell St, Dublin, Ireland on March 27, 1972, and claimed the lives of 8 people;^[1] seven women and one man who died in the inferno.^[2]

On the morning of the fire, the central heating was out of order and mobile gas heaters had been hired to provide heat. The fire is believed to have started, when on the Monday afternoon, a can of highly inflammable adhesive used to stick cork flooring was knocked over beside one of the heaters.^[3] The volatile fumes ignited and fire exploded into the three-story building.

RTÉ One aired a television programme, programme one of its Disasters series, about the Noyeks tragedy using archive footage with interviews of with eyewitnesses and relatives of the dead.^[4]

See also

• Stardust fire 14 February 1981; Dublin, Ireland; 48 dead

References

1. ^ Kehoe, Emmanuel (2008-07-27). "TV review: Awarding death a new lease of life". Sunday Business Post. http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2008/07/27/story34615.asp. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
2. ^ "RTÉ Television - Disasters". RTÉ One. http://www.rte.ie/tv/disasters/s2ep1.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
3. ^ Stacey, Pat (2008-07-23). "Dignified look at tragic loss of life". Evening Herald. http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/dignified-look-at-tragic-loss-of-life-1438837.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17. 
4. ^ Fannin, Hilary (2008-07-26). "The Joe show must go on - The Irish Times - Sat, Jul 26, 2008". The Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/weekend/2008/0726/1216917585388.html. Retrieved 2009-04-17.