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IT’S THOUGHT AN electrical device in the plant room of University Hospital Limerick may have caused last evening’s fire which let to the evacuation of fourteen people from the facility.
The fire started after 6pm yesterday, and part of the main building was evacuated after smoke began billowing from the room. It’s believed the fire sparked off from an uninterruptible power supply, a hospital spokesperson told TheJournal.ie.
All the windows and doors on the floor were opened, and three units of the Limerick City Fire Service attended the scene along with gardaí.
The scene was declared safe after around two and a half hours. No-one was injured.
Further inspections of the room where the fire broke out are taking place this morning as investigations into the cause get under way, the hospital spokesman said.
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If it was my house, I’d close the windows and doors to contain a fire theirin and limit oxygen supply.
To be fair you wouldn’t. You’d get yourself and your family out of there ASAP
I heard on the radio that there are to be four investigations into this by : the hospital, the gardai, the Health and safety authority and the fire service. Why do we need 4 costly investigations? Let the fire service do it and pass the results on to the other parties. Total waste of resources and money
jobs for the boys dermo.
Have to agree with dermot,4 investigations is mental,fire brigade should be enough after all there the only people qualified to comment on fire investigations
HSA investigation is a legal requirement as is fire service. Garda only involved if its arson. Hospital are looking for someone to blame
I wonder if the UPS fire is anything to do with cut backs on essential maintenance.
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