{"id":317303,"date":"2026-02-25T23:51:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/317303\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T23:51:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T23:51:13","slug":"two-hospitalised-as-apartment-fire-breaks-out-in-swords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/317303\/","title":{"rendered":"Two hospitalised as apartment fire breaks out in Swords"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dublin Fire Brigade rushed to the scene and quickly got the blaze under control<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/641669808_18563409808046325_4645600758893491248_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords(Image: Dublin Fire Brigade\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">An apartment fire broke out in north Dublin in the early hours of Wednesday morning, leaving two people hospitalised.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin-fire-brigade\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Dublin Fire Brigade<\/a> rushed to the scene in Holywell in Swords just before 1am. Five fire engines, including a turntable ladder and emergency tender, attended the blaze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There were also two ambulances in attendance, from Swords and Finglas fire stations. They treated four people at the scene, with two of these taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Dublin Fire Brigade had the fire in control by 1.20am. A number of people were placed in emergency accommodation as a result of the fire.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\" Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/640375435_18563409817046325_2096128647998926660_n.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Dublin Fire Brigade at the scene in Swords(Image: Dublin Fire Brigade\/Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dublinlive.ie\/all-about\/dublin\" rel=\"follow nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Dublin<\/a> Fire Brigade said: &#8220;Shortly before 1 am five fire engines including a turntable ladder and emergency tender were sent to a well developed apartment fire in Swords in the early hours of this morning. Two ambulances from Swords fire station and Finglas fire station were also mobilised to the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Four people were treated at the incident with two removed to hospital. A number of people were in need of emergency housing and the fire was under control by 0120 hours.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Want to see more of the stories you love from Dublin Live? <a aria-label=\"Making us your preferred source on GoogleLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=dublinlive.ie\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Making us your preferred source on Google<\/a> means you\u2019ll get more of our exclusives, top stories and must-read content straight away. 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