Coes Road reopens following gas leak

Coes Road West

A part of the Coes Road in Dundalk has reopened following a major gas leak yesterday.

Coes Road West was closed around 4pm after contractors working in the area struck a gas main.

In February 2014 the now defunct Dundalk Town Council split the Coes Road into two sections – east and west. Coes Road West will is the new address for all buildings on the town side of the Inner Relief Road such as Lally’s Superstore, Daly Brothers, Anord and FastFix.

Gas Networks Ireland were called to the scene to carry out repairs with the road reopening shortly after 10.30pm last night.

Dublin Road residents evacuated overnight due to gas leak

A number of residents were evacuated from their homes for a brief period overnight following a gas leak at the Burmah Filling Station on the Dublin Road.

The problem came to light around 11pm and lasted roughly two hours with those living in nearby apartments and at the front of Glenwood asked to leave their homes for around 45 minutes.

The road was also closed for a time between Hill Street Bridge and the turn off for Hoey’s Lane. Thankfully the leak was quickly brought under control.

Newlyweds forced to flee Crowne Plaza Hotel after suspected gas leak

The Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dundalk

A Co Monaghan couple’s big day was ruined on Saturday when a gas leak at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dundalk forced the building to be evacuated for up to three hours.

Around 280 guests, including the wedding party, were forced to flee Dundalk’s tallest building shortly after 7pm after a staff member reported smelling gas.

The guests then remained locked out in the rain for almost three hours as fire crews inspected the building. The hotel was declared safe around 9.40pm but by that stage many of those who had been evacuated had already left. Indeed, The Irish Daily Mirror reports that the bride and groom were amongst those who did not return.

The Crowne Plaza are believed to have offered complimentary drinks to all those who did wait around for the hotel to reopen.

In a statement to the Irish Mirror, a spokeswoman for the hotel apologized for the inconvenience to the newlyweds but she said evacuated guests were kept warm and dry in minibuses in the car park until the hotel reopened, with tea and coffee served to them during this period.

She said the hotel had followed their full evacuation policy and procedure and that while they regretted any inconvenience caused the safety of the guests and staff was considered paramount.

Source: Bride and groom forced to flee hotel after gas leek in Dundalk, Co Louth (Irish Daily Mirror)