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23rd Dec 2016

WATCH: A window blew away from Facebook HQ in Dublin during Storm Barbara this afternoon

Conor Heneghan

Storm Barbara is making its presence felt.

Video footage recorded on Friday afternoon showed a window fly loose from Facebook headquarters in Grand Canal Dock in Dublin.

The footage, filmed by Emily Savage and subsequently posted on Twitter, showed the fourth floor window come loose as the effects of Storm Barbara were being felt in the capital.

https://twitter.com/SavageEmily/status/812274772629422080

Dublin Fire Brigade subsequently posted on Twitter to say that they had a pump and turntable ladder from HQ on Macken Street to secure a loose fourth-floor window in the area.

Facebook Dublin released the following statement about the window on Friday afternoon…

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