Firefighters battling a blaze in a south Dublin home last night due to a large amount of fireworks stored in the house.
Brave crews from Dublin Fire Brigade raced to deal with the "well developed" fire in Tallaght last night.
But their efforts were hampered by the fact that the dangerous explosive devices were kept in the house.
The blaze was eventually brought under control with DFB sending a stark message to people hoping to enjoy Halloween in the capital tomorrow.
They said: "Overnight firefighters extinguished a well developed house fire in Tallaght.
"Their efforts were hampered by a large amount of fireworks stored inside the home.
"We want everyone to enjoy Halloween as much as they can with COVID-19 but have a safe Halloween too."
Courageous fire crews are gearing up for their busiest night of the year on Saturday.
Hard working firefighters have already been put under huge pressure with a 300% increase in the number of calls to bonfire-related blazes compared to the same time last year.
Dublin Fire Brigade Station Officer Darren O'Connor revealed earlier this week that there have been almost 700 such fires in the last six weeks.
And he warned that the potentially toxic fires can have a devastating effect on local communities.
"There's huge environmental damage to local amenities and grassland parks, things that people really need during the current conditions," he told RTE's Morning Ireland.
The fire chief also issued a warning over the dangers of illegal fireworks.
"Bangers appear quite small, but they've got a massive explosive force in them.
"It is an explosive material, that's why they're illegal under the Explosives Act. We'd just ask people not to buy them and not to use them.
"We'd ask parents as well to take them off your kids if you know they have them.
"There's massive risk with them, that's evident every year when we attend a number of cases involving massive, life changing injuries."
