Mother describes 'traumatic' evacuation of son in coma during Wexford hospital blaze

Maresa Corrigan of Curracloe, Co Wexford, at University Hospital Waterford, where her son Darren is receiving care. Picture: Patrick Browne

A mother who raced through hospital corridors alongside her son as staff wheeled him to safety while fire alarms rang in Wexford General Hospital has praised the “incredible” help she received.

Maresa Corrigan’s son Darren was one of more than 200 patients rescued on Wednesday evening when fire broke out at the site. He has been in a coma since a quad bike accident in 2016 and has been cared for in Wexford for most of that time.