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A number of patients were evacuated from the emergency department at Cork University Hospital when a small fire broke out this afternoon

Two units of Cork City Fire Brigade responded to an emergency call at around 1.30pm, but the fire had already been extinguished by staff in the ED using a portable extinguisher when they arrived.

Patients were evacuated from the part of the ED that was affected for around an hour, and a number of ambulances were diverted to the nearby Mercy University Hospital in the city. Cork City Fire Brigade personnel ventilated the area and tested for gas, before declaring it safe for patients and staff to return at around 2.30pm.

A spokesman for Cork City Fire Brigade praised the prompt action of staff at the ED for extinguishing the fire quickly. The spokesman said damage caused was minor.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

 

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Wasn't it at the Mercy Hospital..?

How many? If your not giving numbers they must have been quite

It’s a good job it didn’t happen in UHL ED- it would be unimaginable- how on earth would the department be evacuated!

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