Part of CUH evacuated after ceiling collapse

Part of Cork University Hospital (CUH) was evacuated and a small number of outpatient appointments were cancelled yesterday after a partial ceiling collapse in a busy clinic.

Several ceiling tiles gave way in the reception area of the ophthalmology outpatients department on the hospital’s ground floor near its emergency department just after 8.30am.

There were several patients waiting in the area at the time but there were no reports of any injuries. A spokesperson for the HSE described it as a very minor incident.