The Stardust inquests have heard how in the hours after the blaze the fiancé of one of the victims identified her remains by her engagement ring.
The hearing into the deaths of the 48 people who died in the 1981 fire continued to hear evidence from experts in forensic pathology who are detailing the causes of death in each case.
The court was told that 18-year-old Jacqueline Croker was identified at the Dublin city morgue on the afternoon of Saturday the 14 February, hours after the fire, by her fiancé who recognised her engagement ring that she had been wearing.
The inquests heard he had last seen her on the Friday night as she was driven to the club.
Detailing her last movements, Dr Richard Shepherd, a consultant forensic pathologist, said Ms Croker was last seen alive inside the club as she ran across an aisle of seats before tripping and falling.
Dr Shepherd gave her cause of death as rapid incapacitation due to inhalation of fire fumes and heat.
The court heard that 18-year-old Liam Dunne had survived for 25 days in hospital before he died from his injuries.
The inquests were told he died as a result of complications of burns and the inhalation of fire fumes.
Michael Farrell was identified by his sister from the silver digital watch and bracelet he had been wearing.
He was 26-years-old when he died. The court heard how his sister had seen him a couple of days before the fire and said he had been in good health.
Mr Farrell had gone to the Stardust that night with his girlfriend, Thelma Frazer, who also lost her life. His exact location when the fire became visible is unrecorded, the court heard.
In court today, the pathologists said Mr Farrell died from rapid incapacitation due to inhalation of fire fumes and heat.
The inquests were also told that the identification of Michael Ffrench’s remains was confirmed, decades after the fire, in 2007 through DNA. He was 18 when he died.
The court heard how Mrl Ffrench arrived to the Stardust that night shortly after 11pm with friends. He was last seen alive on the dancefloor.
He had sustained significant burns to his body and the court was told his cause of death was rapid incapacitation due to inhalation of fire fumes and heat.
The inquests continue.
