Man taken to hospital following apartment fire in Ennis
A MAN HAS been rushed to University Hospital Limerick following a fire in an apartment in Ennis.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident on Parnell Street in the town centre shortly after 10.30am this Thursday morning.
A number of fire appliances from Ennis Fire Station responded to the incident, along with gardaí and ambulance services.
The fire in the second floor apartment was quickly brought under control, with no damage caused to the rest of the building.
Power to the building was turned off while emergency services tackled the fire, and Parnell Street and High Street were closed for a time.
The man brought to UHL was the occupant of the apartment, and was treated initially at the scene by fire and ambulance crews for smoke inhalation.
He was taken to UHL as a precaution.
The surrounding streets have now reopened after the incident.