One person has died after an ambulance caught fire outside Naas General Hospital.
According to reports, the male patient was in the ambulance when the fire broke out and his death has been confirmed.
The Emergency Department at the hospital has since been evacuated and patients have been moved to other hospitals.
The fire has been extinguished but anyone in the locality in need of A&E is asked to either visit their GP and/or attend another hospital.
A technical examination is currently underway and the HSE has released a statement in relation to the incident.
The statement, spotted on The Mirror, reads:
“The HSE can confirm that following a serious incident at Naas General Hospital, the Emergency Department has been temporarily closed.
“The National Ambulance Service (NAS) has implemented appropriate diversion protocols and patients are being taken to alternative hospitals.
“The NAS has informed both the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) and An Garda Siochana and a full investigation is underway into the incident.
“The hospital has advised any member of the public seeking access to medical care to visit their GP in the first instance and if necessary to access another “Emergency Department in an alternative hospital.
“The hospital has also requested that members of the public refrain from visiting at this time”.
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