William McQuaid described Stardust fire’s rapid spread at inquest

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William McQuaid described the Stardust fire’s rapid spread while giving evidence at Dublin District Coroner’s Court on 6 December 2023.

The retired Dublin Fire Brigade officer called it an accelerated fire and said its temperature and speed were above normal. He said something in the building contributed to the flames’ fast spread. The fire at the Stardust nightclub in Artane, Dublin, killed 48 people in 1981.