Stardust: Firefighters encountered 'mayhem' at nightclub, inquest told

Forty eight people died as a result of the fire, and more than 200 were injured. Picture: Leah Farrell/© RollingNews.ie 

Firefighters who rushed to the Stardust after hearing reports it was ablaze said they encountered “mayhem” and that it had “spread more rapidly than a normal fire”, a coroner has told a jury.

Dublin District Coroner Dr Myra Cullinane continued her summary of the evidence heard at the fresh Stardust inquests to the jury on Wednesday by describing the actions of first responders on the night, who managed to rescue many people trapped in toilets in the north Dublin nightclub.