In what has now been declared a major emergency, some 207 patients have been evacuated and the entire hospital closed down after a huge blaze engulfed a section of Wexford General Hospital this afternoon.
Hospital management have now taken the decision to close the hospital following extensive smoke and water damage with a major operation now in place to have the patients transferred to hospitals throughout the region and Dublin.
Following the quick removal of patients staff reported that there were no casualties, though significant damage has been caused to the building.
