A MAJOR probe is underway after an ambulance was destroyed by a fire near the busy hospital in Mayo.
Gardai and emergency services rushed to the scene at Sacred Heart Hospital after the alarm was raised in the early hours of yesterday morning.
It was reported that the vehicle was not in use at the time of the incident.
No patients were affected and no staff were injured.
The fire has caused damage to nearby property where the ambulance was parked in Castlebar.
The hospital continues to operate normally and the National Ambulance Service operations remain unaffected for the public.
An investigation is currently being conducted to establish the cause of the fire.
However, they are not treating the fire incident as suspicious.
No further information has been disclosed by the cops.
Meanwhile, Dublin Fire Brigade responded to a fire incident in the heart of the capital last night.
A rickshaw was reported to be on fire on the streets of the city centre.
The firefighters’ team from Tara Street responded to the alarm and rushed to the scene.
A high-pressure hose reel was used to extinguish the fire, the spokesperson for Dublin Fire Brigade revealed.
They said: “Firefighters from Tara Street responded to a rickshaw on fire last night in the City Centre.
“A high pressure hose reel was used to extinguish the fire.”
It is currently unknown what the cause of the fire was.
HOUSE FIRE
Separately, a woman has died and a young male was injured in a house fire in Newry, Armagh yesterday.
Emergency services and police rushed to the scene in the Bearna Park area of Killeavy around 8.40am.
The Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service tackled the blaze.
The woman, aged in her 50s, was pronounced dead at the scene.
And the young male was hospitalised for his injuries.
Cops are continuing to investigate the cause of the fire.
They are appealing to anyone with information to make contact with them.
Anyone with video footage that could assist with the investigation should contact the PSNI and refrain from sharing it online.
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