Emergency department staff praised for response after small fire in CUH

A number of patients had to be evacuated after the fire broke out at lunchtime. The scene has since been declared safe

Firefighters however ventilated the affected area and tested for gas, before declaring it safe for patients and staff to return at around 2.30pm. Picture: Larry Cummins

Several patients had to be evacuated from the busy emergency department (ED) at Cork University Hospital (CUH) after a small fire broke out there at lunchtime.

Patients were evacuated from the affected section after an alarm was triggered at around 1.10pm.