6-year-old girl airlifted to hospital after inhaling bleach

A 6-year-old girl has been airlifted to hospital after being overcome by fumes at her home in Ennistymon, Co Clare.

The young girl was said to be suffering from breathing difficulties after she accidentally inhaled a chemical understood to be bleach.

Her parents contacted emergency services and at 4:30pm this afternoon members of the Shannon based Rescue 115 helicopter were mobilised and the girl was airlifted to University Hospital Limerick.

She is said to be in a stable condition.