DFB warn homeowners after old-style fuse board fire in Templeogue

Dublin Fire Brigade have warned people who may still have old-style fuse boards in their homes about the dangers of them.

Units from Rathfarnham and Dolphin’s Barn responded to a domestic fire on Wednesday in Templeogue.

A watch from Rathfarnam and Dolphins Barn attended this domestic house fire in Templeougue on Weds. The older style fuse board had caught pic.twitter.com/7cDK3K105z

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 20, 2017

fire. The owner knocked the fire back with a powder extinguisher. Even after removed you can see the temperature of the fuse on our TIC pic.twitter.com/KvYDsrFvDz

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) January 20, 2017

According to DFB the old-style fuse board had caught fire, and even after the blaze had been extinguished, the fuse board was still recording some extreme temperatures.

A message from DFB said: “A Watch from Rathfarnham and Dolphin’s Barn attended this domestic house fire in Templeogue on Wednesday.

“The older style fuse board had caught fire. The owner knocked back the fire with a powder extinguisher.

“Even after removed you can see the temperature of the fuse on our TIC.”