More than 200 patients evacuated after huge blaze in Wexford General Hospital

Following the quick removal of patients, staff reported that there were no casualties.

Health officials are scrambling to find beds for more than 200 patients after a major blaze caused extensive damage to Wexford General Hospital.

The National Ambulance Service is treating patients at the scene and transporting them to hospitals across the region after fire forced the closure of the entire hospital and mass evacuation. Gardaí declared the incident a “major emergency”.