Stardust inquest hears two waitresses did not notice anything suspicious before fire

The court heard that they 'may well have been the last people in the west alcove that evening' prior to the fire being discovered

Witnesses Paula Foy (left) and Phyllis Cobb also told the fresh inquests into the Stardust fire that they had not received any training of what to do in the event of a fire or any other emergency. Pic Collins Photos

Two waitresses who may have been the last people in an area of the Stardust ballroom where the fire was later discovered have told fresh inquests they didn’t see or hear anything suspicious while they were there.

The fresh inquests for the 48 people who died in the Stardust fire continued Tuesday, with the evidence of these women — just teenagers at the time — and the reading into evidence of statements made by one of the doormen who described a remark made to him of the Stardust being “like Alcatraz” due to the practice of keeping doors locked at certain portions of the night.