Nine people taken to hospital after apartment block fire in Co Wicklow

Nine people have been taken to hospital following a fire at an apartment building in Co Wicklow.

The incident happened on the Lower Dargle Road in Bray, with the alarm was raised shortly before 5am.

Fire crews from Bray, Dún Laoghaire and Greystones attended the scene, while gardaí closed off the road.

Really bad fire in an apartment block on the lower Dargle Road in Bray overnight. Firefighters rescued 9 people from the blaze, all gone to hospital. No extremely serious injuries.

Well done to the firefighters, heroic stuff.👏🏻

— John Brady TD (@johnbradysf) March 10, 2025

Nine people from the apartment building were treated by paramedics for smoke inhalation. All were later taken to hospital.

The fire crew from Bray remains at the scene.

Local Sinn Féin TD John Brady praised the “heroic” firefighters for rescuing nine people from what he called a “really bad fire”.