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Mark Ross was giving evidence to the inquests at the Dublin District Coroner's Court (File: RollingNews.ie)

Stardust fire 'at or past peak' when crews arrived

A fire expert has told the Stardust inquests that he does not believe any of the 48 deaths might have been avoided if different actions were taken by the emergency services on the night of the fatal fire.

Stardust • 31 Jan 24

Dr Will Hutchinson is retained by the coroner to give his opinion on the possible cause and origin of the fire

Stardust fire may have begun in hot press - inquests told

An expert witness has told the Stardust inquests that a fire, in its early stages, could have developed in the hot press in the main bar without it being noticed by staff.

Stardust • 31 Jan 24

48 people died in the Stardust fire in February 1981

Electrical fault a 'likely cause' of Stardust fire

An expert witness has told the Stardust inquests that an electrical fault in the hot press was a likely cause of the 1981 blaze which killed 48 people.

Stardust • 29 Jan 24

Dublin District Coroner's Court heard a Garda technical team carried out a 'painstaking' sifting operation after the fire

'No evidence' arson cause of Stardust disaster - expert

The Stardust inquests have heard there is 'no evidence' that arson was the cause of the fire in the 1981 disaster and that no accelerant was found during an examination of the area where the fire was first seen inside the club.

Stardust • 25 Jan 24

Maps of the layout of the Stardust were displayed in court today

Stardust inquests told of possibility of 'smaller fire'

The Stardust inquests have heard that the rate at which the fire spread would have been much slower if it were not for the carpet tiles on the walls of the club.

Stardust • 24 Jan 24

In total, 48 people died, when the fire swept through the Artane nightclub in the early hours of St Valentines Day 1981

Stardust fire could have been electrical, inquests told

The Stardust inquests have heard the "probable" cause of the fire was either "electrical" or "deliberate".

Ireland • 23 Jan 24

Dr Will Hutchinson was giving evidence for a second day at Dublin District Coroner's Court

Expert unable to determine where Stardust fire started

A fire expert has told the Stardust inquests that he is unable to determine with any certainty the exact location where the fire started.

Stardust • 23 Jan 24

Hearings into the deaths of 48 people in the 1981 Stardust disaster have begun hearing evidence from a fire specialist

Some exits were shut at start of Stardust fire - expert

An expert in fire investigation has told the Stardust inquests that he has concluded that some of the emergency exit doors in the nightclub were not open during the early stages of the fire.

Stardust • 22 Jan 24

48 people died in the 1981 disaster at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin

Stardust inquests hear further evidence on deaths

The Stardust inquests have heard more evidence of how the victims died and how their remains were formally identified.

Dublin • 16 Jan 24

The proceedings into the deaths of the 48 people in the 1981 fire continued to hear about the extent of the victims' injuries, their cause of death and the process of identification

Stardust victims last seen 6ft from emergency exit

The Stardust inquests have heard how three teenage victims of the fire were last seen six feet from an emergency exit as they tried to escape the blaze.

Stardust • 12 Jan 24