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A MOTHER AND her two children have been rescued from the balcony of a burning building in north county Dublin.
The incident happened yesterday in the Applewood area of Swords.
Dublin Fire Brigade received a call shortly before one o’clock from a fourth person outside the apartment alerting them to the incident.
Three fire brigades attended the scene, being drawn in from Swords, Kilbarrack and Phibsborough.
On arrival they found three people – the mother and her two children – stuck on the balcony of the apartment above a coffee shop.
They were lifted off of the balcony, and were then taken to hospital to receive treatment. It is understood they were not seriously injured.
The incident caused serious damage to the apartment, with ESB being called out to look at its wiring.
It took around two hours to bring the fire under control, and the incident finished up at around 3pm.
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Outstanding rescue by the crew of R116 in very difficult conditions. The winch man particularly went above and beyond. Well done !!
Apologies Rescue 118 not 116. My bad !
Rescue 118 from Sligo, Rescue 116 is Dublin.
Fair play to all involved in the rescue, especially since our coastguard service is voluntary.
Coastguard voluntary??.Are you getting mixed up with the RNLI?
Correct
So happy to hear he’s recovering well after being reported a critical yesterday. Glad that he was wearing a life jacket which may have helped save him. Well done to the coast guard and recovery team.
They could put the football team on that island.would not be missed.. Flash in the pan team! !
Well, now he knows what the lobsters feel like when he hauls them up….
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