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Irish Times
a day ago
- General
- Irish Times
Dublin Fire Brigade presents plaque to lorry driver who saved man from burning building
Dublin Fire Brigade has presented a lorry driver with a plaque after he saved a man from a burning building in the capital last week. On Tuesday evening, Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley presented Tomasz Zareba with the plaque in Dublin city. Chief Fire Officer Dennis Keeley presented Tomasz Zareba with the plaque on Tuesday evening. Photograph: Dublin Fire Brigade On June 23rd, Mr Zareba, who delivers groceries for the Eurospar supermarket chain, was driving when he passed a burning building on Granby Row in Dublin's north inner city. He parked his lorry outside the building, allowing a man to jump from a window and land on the vehicle . READ MORE Earlier this evening, our Chief Fire Officer presented Tomaz with a plaque to acknowledge his quick actions by positioning his delivery truck to assist in the rescue of people from a fire. Tomaz met with some of the Firefighter/Paramedics who were at the scene. — Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) Speaking to The Irish Times last week, Mr Zareba said he 'thought it would be much safer for [the man] to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath'. The driver had already seen someone jump from the building before parking his lorry beside the window. 'One guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building,' he said. He then saw another man 'screaming from the window', causing him to intervene. 'I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window, and the other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry,' Mr Zareba said. 'He was okay, I think. I asked him how many people were in the building, but he didn't know because he was in shock.' The lorry driver waited at the scene 'in case maybe somebody else would need to jump from the window'. Once Dublin Fire Brigade arrived, Mr Zareba left and continued his deliveries for the day. After he received his plaque on Tuesday, Mr Zareba met some of the firefighters and paramedics who attended the scene last week. A spokesperson for DFB said the plaque was presented to Mr Zareba 'to acknowledge his quick actions' in saving the man from the fire.
Sunday World
5 days ago
- Sunday World
Banned driver (27) who dragged garda along in stolen car while on bail is jailed
Dylan Hafford pleaded guilty to charges of endangerment and criminal damage A 27-year-old man who reversed a stolen car away from a garda who was attempting to arrest him, dragging the officer along, has been sentenced to four years imprisonment. Dylan Hafford, Francis Street, Drogheda, pleaded guilty to charges of endangerment and criminal damage stemming from the incident. Two counts of dangerous driving were taken into consideration. Separately, he admitted a robbery with a false imprisonment charge taken into consideration, while an old case was back in front of Judge Dara Hayes because the defendant did not meet conditions of a suspended portion of a sentence. Gda John Walsh gave evidence that on August 23, 2024, Gardaí spotted Mr Hafford putting fuel in a Nissan March at Applegreen, Newfoundwell Road, Drogheda. They knew that he was disqualified from driving, while the car was flagged as stolen. Gardaí followed him to a carpark at Eurospar, Bredin Street. As on officer approached the defendant recognised him as a garda. He reversed, grabbing the guard's arm, effectively dragging him back for a short distance. Hafford crashed into an unmarked garda jeep in which another officer was sitting, deploying the airbags. The damage amounted to €9,392. CCTV footage of the incident was played in court. He continued to reverse at speed and exited the carpark. This car drove on the wrong side of the road and was weaving in and out of traffic, forcing other motorists to take evasive action. Gardaí lost sight of the car and later found it parked at the Boyne Valley Business Park. No serious injuries were caused. The accused was arrested on the following October 10 during an unrelated search. Dylan Hafford was on bail at the time, while the incident occurred during the currency of the suspended sentence. Gda Aoife Flood said that the defendant was the driver when two men went into Centra, Main Street, Dunleer, at 5.40am on April 7, 2022. One pointed a Stanley knife at an employee who said that he didn't know where the safe was. The intruder threatened to cut his face off before warning him to stay in the kitchen. The men left, grabbing €25-worth of Heineken cans, cigarettes and a charity collection box. Investigators were able to identify Mr Hafford as the driver from CCTV. The car was found in Rathmullen Park, Drogheda with a cash till in the rear. He was arrested on May 4, 2022, and charged on July 18, 2024. A delay in submission of a file to the DPP accounted for the more than two-year gap. The court also heard that he was released from a three-year, three-month sentence, the final 18 months suspended, on May 20, 2024. He stopped attending Probation Service appointments on August 22. Stock image News in 90 Seconds - June 28th Under cross-examination by barrister Stephen Faulkner, a probation officer said that Dylan Hafford contacted him the same day last August that he found a dead body in a field in Drogheda and attended an appointment the next day. He had helped gardaí in the subsequent investigation. Mr Faulkner submitted that the defendant's disengagement with the Probation Service began after discovering the body. There were 19 previous convictions. The defendant is a father of one and youngest of three children. His parents separated. He had no history of employment and had serious drugs and alcohol issues. He wrote a letter of apology in which he stated he had 'slipped through the cracks of society'. He had spent most of his life in custody. Judge Hayes said that the garda in the carpark could easily have been driven over. He could have had serious injuries if not worse. It was fortunate that didn't happen. This was an attack on Gardaí in the course of their duty and an attempt to flee. It was 'extremely dangerous' use of a stolen car while disqualified. The judge continued that Hafford acted as an accomplice in the Dunleer incident. A knife had been produced and a man was threatened that he would have his face cut. It was an extremely serious robbery. Concurrent jail terms of three years and 3 months were imposed on the endangerment and criminal damage charges, consecutive to two-and-a-half years for robbery. The reactivation of the 18-month suspended sentence was marked concurrent leaving a total of 5 years and nine months. Judge Hayes said that he would suspend the final 21 months for two years 'with some reluctance'. A sentence of four years was backdated to October 26 last. This report was updated at June 27, 16.05 upon completion of sentencing. Funded by the Courts Reporting Scheme.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Dublin: 'Incredibly brave' lorry driver saves man from burning building
A groceries delivery driver has described how he used a lorry to rescue a man from a burning building in Zareba reversed his lorry up to the city centre building to allow a man who was trapped at a third-floor window to jump to safety onto the roof of the black smoke was billowing from the building in the Granby Row area of the Irish capital shortly after 08:00 local time on Monday when the Eurospar driver on what happened, Mr Zareba, who is originally from Poland, described how the man was "screaming" for help at the time. He said: "I just thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath.""I saw the smoke coming from the window because my next delivery was just around the corner."I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building," he added."Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him, and the long drop below him."I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window and the other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry."He was ok, I think," Mr Zareba said."I asked him how many people were in the building, but he didn't know because he was in shock. I waited in case maybe somebody else would need to jump from the window."After a while, I pulled the lorry to a safe place and waited for the fire brigade. I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over and said, 'Grand job buddy, thanks for that' and I went on to finish my deliveries for the day." 'Quick thinking' The driver has been praised by his Mellon, Logistics Director of BWG Foods, which owns and operates the Eurospar brand in Ireland, said, "We want to commend Tomasz for his quick thinking to help this person escape from the burning building."It was an incredibly brave intervention, with the assistance of others who were in the area, in what must have been a very frightening experience. We hope those who were caught up in the incident make a full Fire Brigade said seven people were treated at the scene and three were taken to hospital for treatment.
Dublin Live
25-06-2025
- General
- Dublin Live
Hero lorry driver saves man trapped inside burning building in Dublin city centre
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info A hero lorry driver saved a life by reversing his truck up close to a burning building so a man trapped inside could jump on to the vehicle. Tomasz Zareba told the Irish Mirror he did it because he thought it "would be much safer for him". Amazingly, the Polish man said he then carried on with his job and "finished [his] deliveries for the day". Three fire victims were taken to hospital following the Dublin city centre blaze yesterday – but many claim tragedy was avoided thanks to the lorry driver. As the fire raged on the third floor of a four-storey building at Granby Row in Dublin 1, the passing Eurospar driver assessed the danger. Video footage shows Tomasz reversing the lorry under a window of the building as thick, black smoke and fire billowed out. After several seconds, a man leaps from the window on to the lorry and a loud impact noise can be heard amid gasps of onlookers. People who saw the terrifying scenes called for Tomasz to get a medal. (Image: ThisisDublin) But the driver told us: "I just thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath. I saw the smoke coming from the window because my next delivery was just around the corner." He added: "I saw the flames coming up from the window and one guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building. "Another guy was screaming from the window. He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him. There was a long drop below him. I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window. The other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry. He was OK I think." Tomasz said he waited in case someone else needed to jump from the window and then pulled in and waited for the fire brigade. He said: "I waited another 20 minutes because the road was blocked and then the fireman came over. "He said, 'Grand job buddy, thanks for that'. I went on to finish my deliveries for the day." A witness said: "He just saved someone an agonising death." Another added: "Incredible. Absolute hero. Many would have driven on." Someone else said: "Give that lorry driver a medal." The risk to life was reported by Gardaí and Dublin Fire Brigade after an emergency call after 8am. It was confirmed by the emergency services that six fire engines attended the incident, seven people were treated at the scene, and three went to hospital. (Image: ThisisDublin) A fire service spokesperson said: "Breathing apparatus teams were committed to fight and extinguish the fire." A Garda spokesperson added: "An investigation is ongoing." A spokesperson for Eurospar said "Tomasz Zareba was on his daily delivery round for our supermarkets." Join our Dublin Live breaking news service on WhatsApp. Click this link to receive your daily dose of Dublin Live content. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice . For all the latest news from Dublin and surrounding areas visit our homepage .
Irish Times
25-06-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Lorry driver saves man from burning building in Dublin by parking under window
A lorry driver on his daily delivery round in Dublin saved a man from a burning building on Granby Row in Dublin's north inner city on Monday morning. A video posted to social media shows Tomasz Zareba, who delivers groceries for the Eurospar chain, parking his lorry outside the burning building, allowing a man to jump from a window to land on the vehicle. Mr Zareba told The Irish Times that he 'thought it would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath'. The driver had already seen someone jump from the building before parking his lorry beside the window. READ MORE 'One guy was lying on the footpath. He had blood on his face, and I think he might have broken both his legs when he jumped from the building,' he said. He then saw another man 'screaming from the window'. Tomasz Zareba: 'It would be much safer for him to jump on the lorry instead of the footpath' 'He didn't know what he was supposed to do because he had flames behind him, and the long drop below him,' said Mr Zareba. 'I reversed the lorry as close as I safely could to the window and the other lads from the footpath told him to jump on the roof of the lorry. 'He was okay, I think. I asked him how many people were in the building, but he didn't know because he was in shock.' The lorry driver waited at the scene 'in case maybe somebody else would need to jump from the window'. Once Dublin Fire Brigade arrived, Mr Zareba left the scene and continued his deliveries for the day. Footage posted online captured a truck driver saving a man from a burning building on Granby Row in Dublin's north inner city yesterday Gardaí assisted emergency services at the scene at around 8.15am. Six fire engines attended the scene of the fire. Seven people were treated at the scene, and three were hospitalised. Mr Zareba is originally from Poland and has been driving a lorry in Ireland since 1998. The cause of the fire is not yet known. Dublin Fire Brigade and gardaí at the scene of a fire on Granby Road, Dublin 1. Photograph: Sam Boal/Collins Photos
