MAN HOSPITALISED AFTER HALLOWEEN COSTUME CATCHES FIRE IN CITY

Date Published: 01-Nov-2012

A 21 year old man is in a critical condition at University Hospital Galway after his Halloween costume caught fire overnight.

The man suffered burns in the incident which happened at a nightclub in Abbeygate street in the city.

Galway Gardai are investigating.

Meanwhile, It was another busy Halloween for the emergency services around the country.

Galway fire crews were called to attend eight bonfires in areas of the city and county between the hours of 6 and 10 last night.

No one was injured in the incidents and all bonfires were dealth with in a relatively short period of time.

Fire and ambulance crews across Leinster responded to 790 callouts, and received about 1500 calls.

In Dublin, ambulance crews attended 174 emergencies, while the fire service attended 184.