Lansdowne Road - North Terrace closed after small fire

duffy · Nov 12, 2005

Rugby Game between Ireland and New Zealand will go ahead despite there being a small fire in the north stand

http://www.rte.ie/sport/2005/1111/northterrace.html

After a small fire in a confined area, the North Terrace of Lansdowne Road will be closed tomorrow for the game between Ireland and New Zealand.

The IRFU has requested that holders of tickets for the North Terrace not turn up as they will not be able to gain access to the grounds.

In a statement the IRFU said they "regret the North Terrace closure and the disappointment and inconvenience caused and assures patrons holding tickets for that area that notices will be issued as soon as possible regarding procedures for a full ticket price refund.

The statement went on: "The decision to close the North Terrace was taken in the interest of safety following consultation between the IRFU, the Gardai and other relevant authorities and North Terrace ticket holders are advised it will not be possible to gain access to any other area of the stadium.

"In the interest of safety and crowd control, North Terrace ticket holders are earnestly asked not to come to the vicinity of the ground.

"The fire arose in a void space beneath the North Terrace and in the best interests of the safety of our patrons, the decision was taken to close the Terrace to allow a full safety inspection to be carried out.

"The North Goal Line area is not affected and ticket holders for those seats will gain access by the stated routes on indicated on tickets."
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Dubsbhoy · Nov 12, 2005

7,500 people will be turned away couldn't of been that small. there was gale force winds and non stop rain in dublin yesterday how did a fire start ?

I heard brian kerr was seeing leaving the ground with a box of matches.

bhoywunda · Nov 12, 2005

it has insurance scam written all over it

mafyoo · Nov 12, 2005

very odd!

Lansdowne Road - North Terrace closed after small fire

duffy

Dubsbhoy Banned!

bhoywunda Banned!

mafyoo