Fireman almost died in bid to save brothers

A toxic gas tragedy that claimed the lives of two brothers almost killed a firefighter attempting to rescue them, an inquest has heard.

Alan, 45, and and Stephen Harris, 32, were overcome by fumes while working in a sewer at Drumnigh Woods, Portmarnock, Co Dublin, on June 10, 2015.

They were recovered and rushed to hospital but died of hypoxia due to toxic levels of hydrogen sulphide.