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Waterford City and County Council is reminding people of the importance of working smoke alarms.
It comes after an unresponsive male was discovered in a house in Waterford City on Wednesday (June 1) after neighbours heard his smoke alarm going off.
According to a tweet on social media from Waterford Council, his neighbours called 999 and crews from Waterford City Fire Service attended the scene.
Neighbours called 999 last night when they heard a #smoke alarm sounding in a nearby house
— Waterford Council (@WaterfordCounci) June 2, 2022
Crews from #Waterford City Fire Service found an unresponsive male casualty. The casualty was removed from the house, revived and transferred to the hospital
Working smoke alarms save lives pic.twitter.com/MGTjJObQj7
The casualty was then removed, revived and transferred to hospital.
According to a report by WLRFM, the man's condition is understood to be stable.
In their tweet, the council issued a reminder: "Working smoke alarms save lives."
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