Worker injured in ESB accident dies in hospital

A 38-year-old ESB worker has died in hospital from injuries received in an explosion at a power plant in Co Kerry yesterday afternoon.

Three workers were injured in the blast in a switch-gear room at Tarbert generating station.

Two of them were taken to the burns unit in Cork University Hospital, where one of them, Pat McCroghan, died this morning.

The second man remains in a critical condition, while the third casualty is in a stable condition in Tralee General Hospital.

The ESB is investigating the cause of the accident and has promised to co-operate fully with the Health and Safety Authority.

The company has also expressed its sympathy to Mr McCroghan's family.