More than 200 patients have been evacuated from a hospital in Ireland after a major fire broke out in part of the building. It has been described as “the biggest evacuation in the history of the health service”.
Wexford General Hospital has been closed after emergency services attended the scene to deal with the incident. Irish police said the fire service was notified shortly before 4pm yesterday (Wednesday, March 1) and a major emergency was declared later. More than 100 ambulances from across Irleand were tasked with taking patients to other hospitals around the country.
Patients have reportedly been taken to hospitals in Dublin, Cork and Kilkenny. A source inside the incident room said it was the largest evacuation from a hospital in the history of the HSE, reported The Independent.
