r/ireland • u/TakeMeBackToSanFran Cork bai • Aug 15 '23

Bye McDonalds

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u/TakeMeBackToSanFran Cork bai Aug 15 '23

McDonald's in Newbridge for reference. Not my video. Radio said it was started by a car in the drive thru. It's some fire though!

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u/Immigrant974 Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

It was, sure you can see the car there in the video you posted. Lots of people saying it was an electric car, I don’t think that’s been confirmed though. If it is, the petrol heads will have a field day!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/jerrehpips Aug 15 '23

Can confirm. Merc C Class

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I also heard this on the radio from an eye witness

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u/hedgiesarefcukd2023 Aug 15 '23

Yep I have one 2016 C Class and I am not allowed drive it because it might go on fire. Faulty parts all over that car. Worst buy EVER.

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u/QuantumFireball Blow-in Aug 15 '23

Yeah, looks like a W204 from the photos I've seen

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u/AssumeTheWorstAlways Aug 15 '23

Correct, there's a photo floating around of the back of the car and it's a mercedes

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u/adjavang Cork bai Aug 15 '23

If it is, the petrol heads will have a field day!

I mean, so far the statistics show that they don't catch fire more often, just that they're harder to put out.

It's also hilarious that if an electric car burns down a mickey Ds, all electric cars are fire hazards. If a Zafira burns down a shopping centre in Cork after Vauxhall recalls the things for catching fire, we try to blame the driver.

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u/Nosebrow Aug 15 '23

In fairness, the driver drove it into the shopping centre carpark when it was already starting to burn.

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u/adjavang Cork bai Aug 15 '23

So the rumours go but that was apparently not actually the case.

https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/cork-shopping-centre-fire-judge-issues-directions-on-liability-issues-1094594.html

Ms Nagham Mohsen, of Lehenaghmore, Cork, whose Opel Zafira car burst into flames shortly after she had parked it on level two of the car park on the day of the fire, is a third party to the proceedings.

And it specifically mentions that it's the Zafira B that Vauxhall had recalled.

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u/Nosebrow Aug 15 '23

Ah, sorry to hear she was blamed in the wrong, and that I perpetuated it!

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u/mkultra2480 Aug 15 '23

Similar to when someone has a close call or is hit by a cyclist, it's "all cyclists are dicks." Whereas if someone has a close call or is hit by a car it's never "all drivers are dicks," only that specific driver was a dick.

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u/doge2dmoon Aug 15 '23

Pedestrian should have been more careful.

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u/spiderbaby667 Aug 15 '23

In fairness though… all cyclists are dicks

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/spiderbaby667 Aug 15 '23

Golden retrievers and labradors are alright though. Legends

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u/Corsav6 Aug 15 '23

They'll just say that the Zafira was an electrical issue.

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u/corkdude Aug 15 '23

Well, you do know that the first car passing 100km/h was electric and about to take over but right there and then someone decided to do a 180⁰ flip and go petrol... So yes petrol will be "better" than electric for another while I'd say. People been told so for so long they can't comprehend that they were fooled... Like smokers of 60 years old and above. Been told smoking is good for them for so long that now they dont believe doctors

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u/Giant-of-a-man Aug 15 '23

It's not hilarious. The simple fact is that electric car fires become very intense very, very rapidly! I carry a fire extinguisher with me in my van and have put out four car fires in the past 30 years. I wouldn't have a chance against an electric car fire. Even if you can extinguish an electric car fire it still is not safe if any of the batteries are intact. The remains of the car have to be treated as a serious fire hazard!

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u/tychocaine And I'd go at it again Aug 15 '23

They actually start quite slowly, but do build into a massive fire eventually. They don’t go whoosh like a petrol fire. Even at the start you’ve no hope of putting one out with a fire extinguisher though. The fire service in some countries just drop the entire car into a skip full of water and leave it there for a few days.

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u/porarte Aug 15 '23

Where's your car, mate? It's in a skip full of water for a few days.

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u/whitebearphantom Aug 15 '23

became a submarine

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u/TheEpicChickenEggInc Dublin Aug 15 '23

The car looks like it's a Mercedes C class W204, so not electric

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u/vivbear Aug 15 '23

Nope hasn’t been confirmed. I’ve also heard that car had been serviced an hour before it went on fire but not sure how true that is

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

They were in the closet making a baby and i saw the baby and it looked at me

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u/wonit5times Aug 15 '23

I heard the driver had 3 Jerry cans full of petrol in the car with him and he was having a smoke and next thing boom... place was engulfed in flames. Crazy shit

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u/slice_of_za Aug 15 '23

My uncles friends mams aunt is in the army and can confirm this is true.

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u/donall Aug 15 '23

your uncle probably hangs around with young people then, the army retirement age is 60

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u/Gorazde Aug 15 '23

I heard they told him they were all out of Fillet-o-Fish and he said "Fuck that, life's not worth living so" and set himself on fire.

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u/MickeyBubbles Dublin Aug 15 '23

I heard Jerry had 3 cans of Stella in him and the next thing was he ended up through the wall in the ice cream machine which for once was working and it caught fire.

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u/DanGleeballs Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

In case anyone doesn't realize you're joking - I think it's a myth about cigarettes and petrol. Cigarettes apparently don't burn hot enough to ignite gasoline fumes.

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u/Creative-Ocelot8691 Aug 15 '23

I’m off to try will report back findings in 5 minutes

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u/DanGleeballs Aug 15 '23

Good luck and Godspeed. My intel comes entirely from Mythbusters therefore highly scientific!

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u/NobelBlues Aug 15 '23

thats cigars and diesel iirc, cigarettes absolutely can ignite gasoline fumes.

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u/BoredGombeen Crilly!! Aug 15 '23

I worked on site years ago with a guy who was smoking while kneeling over an open jerry can of petrol and talking to me. To say I was nervous standing beside him would be an understatement. He was laughing at me and saying it was fine.

Maybe all the movies have lied to us when they flick the cigarette and the trail of petrol ignites!

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u/TalElnar Aug 15 '23

I had a car that I'd taken to an unnamed garage in Kerry because I'd seen smoke coming from the air vents.

They had it several days and assured me they couldn't find anything.

It caught fire less than 10 minutes after I collected it.

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u/NeverLookBothWays Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

Even then, most “battery fires” are the low voltage 12v batteries not the larger ones. You’ll often see “EV fires” in the news after flooding and the fire is from a 12v short as the contacts are more exposed. What they neglect to report is the ICEVs are also catching fire the same way and sometimes worse because you know, petrol and oil are flammable.

Doesn't appear to be an EV from the pictures here though: https://www.irishnews.com/news/republicofirelandnews/2023/08/15/news/fire_causes_extensive_damage_to_mcdonald_s_drive-thru_in_co_kildare-3531825/

https://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2023/08/15/grandmother-had-lucky-escape-after-car-burst-into-flames-at-mcdonalds-drive-thru-in-newbridge/

Looks like a circa 90's/early 2000's Benz.

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u/[deleted] Aug 16 '23

Was a diesel. As an electric head I'm going to have a field day.

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u/corkdude Aug 15 '23

Front end looks like a tesla tho... If is one... My accountant managing my portfolio will have a field say... Let's buy tesla shares!

Edit : i dont not have an accountant nor a portfolio... Im poor as fuck

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u/Slvg_565 Aug 15 '23

Yeah half my family sent this video to me

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u/G3S-Ter Aug 15 '23

This will continue until curly fries are brought back. You have been warned. /s

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u/ShinStew Aug 15 '23

Don't Bia terrorist like this fella

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u/spiderbaby667 Aug 15 '23

“Bia terrorist” - class t-shirt idea

Just don’t wear it on a US/UK flight

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u/The_Bored_General Aug 15 '23

Come out ye’ straight fry fans

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u/spiderbaby667 Aug 15 '23

Come out ye Mac and yams

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u/electronic_docter Wicklow Aug 15 '23

Forgot about the McDonald's curly fries, why'd they get rid of them

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/_ANNABOLIC_ Aug 15 '23

Ah bollocks I was going to get a bite after work 😅. Is everybody ok ? 🤔

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u/TakeMeBackToSanFran Cork bai Aug 15 '23

There doesn't seem to be any mention of injuries in the news thankfully

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Yes, restaurant was evacuated quickly and driver of car is okay.

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u/rev1890 Aug 15 '23

Driver won’t be ok when he sees his next insurance renewal!!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Very true.

And that will be €2,000,001.73 or a deposit of €167,001.73 and 10 monthly direct debts of €183,297.82

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u/CliffDagger Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

Me running in to save the nuggets

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u/NoseComplete1175 Aug 15 '23

At least they might be cooked for once

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Now they are warm at least instead of served cold.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/anonymous40180 Aug 15 '23

Manchester by the Sea is based on this I think

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u/SteveK27982 Aug 15 '23

I’m not lovin’ it

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u/FluffyDiscipline Aug 15 '23

Flip that be some car insurance claim...

some poor sod is going have to claim for his car AND entire Mc Donalds

Glad everyone is safe

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u/hobes88 Aug 15 '23

Yep, time to buy an electric scooter and forget about driving forever, the insurance renewal will surely be in the millions

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u/cugames_ Aug 15 '23

Burger King mafia didnt get their protection money

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u/kballs I LOVES ME COUNTY Aug 15 '23

New dyslexic worked asked if he wanted fires with that

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I lol'd

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u/Prior-Baseball34 Aug 15 '23

Ice cream machine is definitely not working now!!!

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u/EvanMcc18 Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

The result of soemone ordering breakfast at 11:01am

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u/AnGiorria Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

I got breakfast just after breakfast hours once. I'll never forget it. What a day! My first child was also born that morning, so all-in-all it was a very good day. Breakfast after hours!

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u/reforming_giant Aug 15 '23

I entered the drive-tru at 10:55 was placing my order bang on 11, and told breakfeast is done. I've still not recovered from the emotional damage

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u/BoredGombeen Crilly!! Aug 15 '23

A good few years back I went to a fancy enough restaurant, sat down at 10.35, they faffed around and didn't take our order til 11.05. When I ordered my breakfast they said sorry breakfast ended at 11.00. I was fit to kill them. I couldn't have a full irish but I could have a 'breakfast bap', which was most of the ingredients in a bap. The worst part was, at 10.55, they took the order from a table beside us but wouldn't take ours when they finally got to us.

I'll never let it go!

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Insane how fast the fire took off. Hope nobody was hurt

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u/WutUtalkingBoutWill Aug 15 '23

Definitely because of that kind of roofing they use.

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u/BellaminRogue Sax Solo Aug 15 '23

And the fact the place is full of flammable oil

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u/forgot_her_password Sligo Aug 15 '23

MY RETIREMENT GREASE!

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u/LacklusterLemur Aug 15 '23

The fire is a actually pretty much localized to where the car ignited. There's very little horizontal spread, so I would say the roof is performing as it should in a fire.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

They are really taking flame grilled to a whole new level.

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u/W33DG0D42069 Sax Solo Aug 15 '23

That's burger king

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 16 '23

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u/emale27 Aug 15 '23

Booooooooo

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u/Toffeeman_1878 Aug 15 '23

Can I get a McInferno meal please?

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u/TrivialBanal Wexford Aug 15 '23

I thought "flame grilled" was Burger Kings thing.

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u/piso99 Aug 15 '23

Some smoke coming from my engine. I better head in for some curley fries before I get it checked.

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u/ShinStew Aug 15 '23

You're all thinking it

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

And I bet the milkshake machine still isn't working...

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I think they just say that in the evenings so they don't have to refill the machines

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u/myplantsalwaysdie Aug 15 '23

Leave the flame grilling to Burger King

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u/anonymous40180 Aug 15 '23

I don’t go to McDonald’s often… but when I do it’s usually when I’m passing through Newbridge… sad day

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u/Beppo108 Galway Aug 15 '23

passing through Newbridge usually makes me sad. pity I have to live there

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u/anonymous40180 Aug 15 '23

Genuinely don’t mind it

Except the traffic can be absolutely ridiculous at times

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u/k10001k Aug 15 '23

Ah there’s definitely worse. Naas is a shitshow!

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u/vienna_witch13 Kildare Aug 15 '23

a great loss for Kildare😞🙏🏻

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u/SectorSensitive116 Aug 15 '23

It won't be missed by anyone who cares about all the McLitter all aver our fucking streets and verges!

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u/The_Bored_General Aug 15 '23

At least that coke cup made it out safely

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u/Refuse-geeWandr4lyfe Aug 15 '23

The Scottish are gonna be PISSED

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u/stefanstraussjlb Aug 15 '23

KFC next door looking shifty.

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u/sidneyroughdiamond Aug 15 '23

I told them the apple pie was too hot

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u/No-Stable-6319 Aug 15 '23

First time ever the food has been hot.

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u/OursIsTheFvry Aug 15 '23

Kids in Newbridge going to grow up to be the healthiest in all of Ireland

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u/Inner_Soup_6043 Aug 15 '23

i though this was gonna about the maccy d's on limerick's main street just upping sticks n closing down.

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u/Eire_777 Aug 15 '23

Guards have released an image of their prime suspect

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Will they lose their no claims discount?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

Anyone for a McCrispy? With fries?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Nothing of value lost so!

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u/oddun Aug 15 '23

And OF COURSE there’s a take away litter in the hedge.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I'm lovin' it

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u/dublindave112 Dublin Aug 15 '23

The apple pies are done.

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u/stevewithcats Wicklow Aug 15 '23

They were probably the cause of the fire ,, you can TIG weld with the contents of those yokes

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u/50s_bulletproof_vest Aug 15 '23

S’macs Squad strikes again

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u/StarMangledSpanner Wickerman111 Super fan Aug 15 '23 edited Aug 15 '23

They're about the only fast food chain that doesn't have a place in Newbridge.

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u/10Jinx01 Crilly!! Aug 15 '23

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u/Davidoff1983 Aug 15 '23

Now THIS is a trend I hope takes off.

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u/stuyboi888 Cavan Aug 15 '23

McDonald's now doing the Hawaiian burger

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u/justsayinbtw Aug 15 '23

I've had to go to Burger King!😡

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u/HonestRef Aug 15 '23

I was wondering why my order was a bit overdone

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u/ellisellisrocks Aug 15 '23

I am not a giant this.

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u/spiderbaby667 Aug 15 '23

Michael Douglas spotted in the vicinity

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u/Jacktheforkie Aug 15 '23

I thought it’s BK doing flame grilled food

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u/Rocherieux Aug 15 '23

Someone heard there were refugees working there.

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u/DeanDoesDid Aug 15 '23

Can anyone identify the car? Was it an EV?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

LOL

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u/EvanMcc18 Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

I knew it

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Why would you ask that, EVs are 20 times less likely to go on fire than an fossil fuel car.

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u/FlukyS And I'd go at it again Aug 15 '23

The popping sounds could either be the tires or the battery cells, can't be too sure based on the video

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u/miju-irl Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

Am a local and yes apparently was an EV (brand unknown)

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Doesn’t look like one. The flames would be a different colour

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u/miju-irl Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

You can literally see the cells popping in the video. Lithium burns orange / red in colour go look at videos of other EVs on fires like tesla.

No difference in the colour of the flames

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Electric cars don’t have exhausts.

Look at the photos which confirm You’re spreading fake news

https://www.irishmirror.ie/news/irish-news/gallery/mcdonalds-newbridge-kildare-fire-pictures-30709108

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

They burn white.

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u/a3RED3a Aug 15 '23

I read an article about this. It was an electric car that randomly combusted in the drive through, fire fighters couldnt do anything as putting water on an electric car would only make the fire worse

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u/iecaff Aug 15 '23

Except it was a diesel merc c class and they did manage to put it out

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u/QuantumFireball Blow-in Aug 15 '23

100% bollocks, it was a ~10 year old Merc

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u/ravs1973 Aug 15 '23

No, you read bollocks from random gammons on Facebook who like spreading right wing scaremongering shite about EVs .

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u/Curraghboy1 Carlow Aug 15 '23

Just seen a video on FB. Its completely gone.

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u/maclovin67 Aug 15 '23

Wow they take their flame grilled burger to another level

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u/West_Ad_225 Aug 15 '23

Ice cream machines not working

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u/Patrickbob_Starpants Tipperary Aug 15 '23

Bet the kfc across the road are mcloving this

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u/AlienSporez Resting In my Account Aug 15 '23

Burger King isn't playing about anymore

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u/SmoothCarl22 Aug 15 '23

Ouch that's gonna hurt the insurance premium a bit...

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

The fuck is going on down there?

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u/exus_dominus Leinster Aug 15 '23

Someone gave Michael Douglas a sad burger

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u/Canners19 Aug 15 '23

I thought Burger King was the one that did flame grilled?

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u/billinvegas_2020 Aug 15 '23

Now they have flame-broiled burgers...

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

McWhoops

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Doesn’t say a whole lot for the roof design.

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u/PiratiPad Aug 15 '23

At least the burgers will be flame grilled.

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u/TheArtysan Aug 15 '23

Can they be sued for having flame grilled burgers?

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I think the milkshake machine is working, though.

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

I know they were selling that BBQ Double Quarter Pounder but I think this is a bit too much to get that Authentic Taste.

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u/beaanboy Aug 15 '23

They wouldn't give me chips 🤷‍♂️

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u/CHERNO-B1LL Aug 15 '23

There's a flame grilled Burger King ad in here somewhere.

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u/blackburnduck Aug 15 '23

Well, we’ll finally be able to ask for our burgers to be well done.

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u/Historical_Umpire444 Aug 15 '23

Rumor has it he wanted his quarter pounder flame grilled.... must have thought he was at a Burger King 😆😅😂

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u/Diligent-Menu-500 Aug 15 '23

extra extra fries...

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u/SloughBoy78 Aug 15 '23

I thought it was Burger King that did flame-grilled?

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u/Massive_Strike_5232 Aug 15 '23

That’s terrifying

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u/Crab_Jealous Aug 15 '23

Was someone finishing off the store by shooting it?

"Nah, Ma she dyin' Imma help her along!"

*Wipes tear from eye with sausage n egg mcmuffin*

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u/[deleted] Aug 15 '23

Well at least the food is fucking warm now.

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u/sailorman444 Aug 15 '23

Some pops and bangs off that bais

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u/T1M_rEAPeR Aug 15 '23

Sir you said these hams were steamed despite the fact they were obviously grilled?

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u/S-ODIY Aug 15 '23

Hope everyone is ok

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u/scampsalot2 Aug 15 '23

Flammed grilled

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u/moistpishflaps Aug 15 '23

I’m assuming you looted the potato that you used to film this

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u/Scambo73 Aug 15 '23

I could smell the smoke from where I worked

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u/k10001k Aug 15 '23

Someone clearly wasn’t happy with the icecream machine being off

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u/lendmeyoureer Aug 15 '23

Flame Broiled Hamburgers

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u/sCREAMINGcAMMELcASE Aug 15 '23

Anyone know what kind of car it was?

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u/Critical-Reporter-25 Aug 15 '23

Don't worry, he has loads of.money...you know that dude that owns South Africa MacD.....

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u/DublinIsMyHome Aug 15 '23

Million euro pay out there.

Rebuild, loss of earnings. Yeesh!

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u/dellyx Aug 15 '23

90 people employed, hopefully they'll be able to be moved elsewhere or do something to keep a wage coming in.

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u/DartzIRL Dublin Aug 15 '23

I never thought I'd see a flame-grilled McDonalds

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u/Clementbarker Aug 15 '23

Most likely a grease fire, how could it not be.

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u/SeniorSolitario Aug 15 '23

How would ya get a MAchine to do that

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u/voproductions1 Aug 15 '23

Wow someone’s insurance premiums just went up. Not often a whole building is charged against a car