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National Gallery Fire Contained To Basement

Brendan O'Loughlin
Brendan O'Loughlin

03:49 23 Jan 2019


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A fire has broken out at The National Gallery.

Teams from Dublin Fire Brigade managed to contain it to a server room in the basement.

The National Gallery fire didn't cause any damage to the main gallery or any of its priceless paintings.

The building on Merrion Square was evacuated while officers used fans to get rid of the smoke.

Dublin Fire Brigade received the emergency call at 14:02 and had teams there by 14:08.

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