Child injuried after fire breaks out at Waterford hotel

A child had to be treated for injuries after a fire broke out at The Sands hotel in Tramore on Monday night.

Brigade units from Tramore, Dunmore East and Waterford city were alerted to a fire at the Sands Hotel, Tramore at 10.17pm on the evening of February 2, confirmed the chief fire officer with Waterford City and County Council. Thankfully the fire had been extinguished and contained to one room by the time fire services arrived.

“On arrival, a small fire which had been extinguished, was found in a bedroom. Residents had already evacuated. One casualty was handed over into the care of the National Ambulance Service and the building made safe.”

Gardaí assisted emergency services and said that a male infant was treated for injuries believed to be non-life-threatening at this time. Foul play is not suspected. Friefighters commented how inportant it is to ensure that all fire safety equipment in residential buildings is maintained and checked, including fire doors.

Separately, Green Watch and Waterford City Fire Service Retained Crews recently attended a difficult domestic fire in the city.

A Spokesperson said “Without stating the obvious the aim with attending domestic fires is to minimise fire damage and fire spread in a property so both external firefighting and internal firefighting took place with the help of our turntable ladder for that aerial advantage,” said a spokesperson for the Waterford City Fire Service.