EXHIBIT 23.8


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent  public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the  incorporation by
reference in this registration  statement on Form S-3 of our reports dated March
14, 1997, and September 6, 1996, for Safesite Records Management Corporation and
Mohawk Business Record Storage,  Inc.,  respectively,  included in Iron Mountain
Incorporated's  Form S-4/A filed with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on
May 13, 1997,  and to all  references to our Firm included in this  registration
statement.




                                                            Arthur Andersen LLP


Boston, Massachusetts
Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 5, 1998