Andrew Carey
INVESTIGATIONS are continuing to establish the cause of a fire that forced the evacuation of a Limerick city centre hotel last Friday night.
Fire crews from Limerick, Shannon and Cappamore fought to contain the blaze at the Limerick City Hotel on the Shannon bridge roundabout as fire spread through the upstairs bedrooms shortly after 9pm.
Both the hotel and McGettigan’s bar on the ground floor were evacuated after the fire started between the external and inner walls of a boiler room on the first floor of the former Jurys Inn.
Some structural damage was caused after fire crews were forced to break into the front facade of the building to source the origin of the fire. There were no reports of any injuries and crews remained at the scene until 3am.
Upwards of 100 guests and customers in the bar were evacuated during the alarm and investigators immediately began a forensic analysis of the building to establish the cause of the fire.
Both the hotel and McGettigan’s bar have since reopened after the site was declared safe and plans have been put in place to repair and refurbish the damaged areas.
Fire crews from Killaloe and Shannon dealt with other minor incidents in the city and provided cover while the hotel fire was being dealt with.
