TIMELINE OF THE NIGHT’S EVENTS
22..00 – Doors of Stardust open for Valentine’s disco at the Stardust nightclub in Artane on Dublin’s northside.
00.00 – Doors close and over 840 patrons aged from 14 years are inside
01.00 – The bars close
01.15 – Dance competition starts
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01.30 – Dance competition ends
01.31 – Increase in heat felt by patrons sitting adjacent to west alcove
01.40 – Smell of smoke in area at front of west alcove
01.41 – Small flame visible on seat at back of west alcove nearest the bar
01.42 – Fire spreading to adjoining seats
01.43 – 999 call to fire-brigade from inside Stardust and another from neighbour in nearby house
01.44 – Flames reach ceiling in west alcove, ceiling collapses in west alcove
01.45 – West alcove engulfed in flame; black smoke filling ballroom; lights flash and fail in Stardust; flames shooting over ballroom and ceiling collapsing
01.46 – Fire venting through roof
01.47 – North alcove seats on fire
01.49 – Entire ballroom on fire. First fire-tender FB61 from Kilbarrack arrives
01.50 – FB42 arrives from North Strand
01.51 – Flames at outer doors. Fire diminishing
01.58 – Four more fire tenders have arrived