Cafe Metz Fire

There were panic scenes in Francis Street last Thursday morning when a fire broke out in Cafe Metz. Fortunately the outbreak occured before the daily lunchtime crowd had arrived, or the results could have been a lot different.

During the incident flammable material in the ceiling fell on customers in the very popular cafe diner, and seven people were taken to hospital for treatment, but none of the injuries were thought to be serious. The fire broke out as workmen were repairing the roof and were using a gas torch.

It is rumoured, though as yet unconfirmed, that Foreign Affairs Minister, Dermot Ahearn, had just left the cafe when the fire broke out. His brother Tim, who is part of a nearby legal practice, is a daily visitor to the cafe.