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Firefighters had a busy day dealing with car fires in Dublin

Meanwhile, DFB has encouraged people to learn CPR.

DUBLIN FIRE BRIGADE has shared images of car fires it brought under control yesterday.

One unit from Tallaght fire station was called to deal with a car fire off the Blessington Road.

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In a separate incident, DFB said firefighters from Finglas had to wear breathing apparatuses to protect them from toxic gases while extinguishing another fire.

Firefighters arrived on both scenes within minutes of the blazes being reported.

CPR

Meanwhile, DFB is currently urging members of the public to learn CPR after bystanders carried out CPR on a man in his 50s who suffered a heart attack while playing golf in north Dublin on Saturday.

Dennis Keeley, DFB chief assistant, told Morning Ireland the bystanders had no previous training but were talked through CPR over the phone by a paramedic.

“These people saved this gentleman’s life,” Keeley said.

He noted that about 70% of the 5,000 or so sudden cardiac arrests that happen in Ireland per year take place in people’s homes or the community.

“Two-thirds of those events now receive bystander-CPR,” he said, adding that this “dramatic increase” is due to public awareness campaigns.

However, he said there is still some way to go, noting many people are “afraid or unsure of what to do” in emergency situations.

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    May 30th 2016, 11:27 AM

    Learning CPR should be compulsory in all school’s!

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    Mute Cal McLaughlin
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    May 30th 2016, 10:40 AM

    Well done those men on the golf course.
    And the brave men in the fire service.

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    May 30th 2016, 11:36 AM

    Utmost respect to the emergency services here. My aunts flat in Nigeria caught fire yesterday, fire service took 90 minutes to arrive. She lost everything

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    May 30th 2016, 1:54 PM

    Jesus, if they are not going to come for 90 minutes, they might as well not come at all

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    May 30th 2016, 2:16 PM

    My aunt said if it wasn’t for the help of neighbours and a nearby hotel they had put the fire out before the fire brigade arrived.

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    Mute Cal McLaughlin
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    May 30th 2016, 2:25 PM

    90 minutes to Nigeria?
    They did very well.
    Took me 10 hours to get to Lagos a few years ago.

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    May 30th 2016, 1:39 PM

    The car on the blessington roads was there for a day before it was set on fire….where was the council to take it away??

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    May 30th 2016, 12:27 PM

    Who pays the water charges that the firemen use thats what I would like to know.

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    May 30th 2016, 12:50 PM

    There’s a fee per engine i believe. Something like €600 I think ?
    I guess your house or car insurance would pay for it.

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    May 30th 2016, 7:34 PM

    Superb work from all involved during this tragedy. I’m a huge supporter of DFB but there is no mention that they took 25mins to respond despite being 7 minutes from the swords station.

    Also, shame on Roganstown Hotel and Golf Club for not having a defibrillator on site. Crazy considering there is a golf course, gym and pool. Thank goodness the people on the course reacted quickly.

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