TWO PEOPLE TREATED FOR SHOCK AFTER RESCUE FROM CITY CANAL

Date Published: 08-Jun-2008

Two people had a lucky escape after they had to be rescued from the canal in Newtownsmith in the city in the early hours of this morning.A man and woman entered the water shortly before 2am and 2 units of Galway Fire Brigade were called to the scene,The Firemen had to use rescue equipment to remove the 2 people from the water.The pair who are in their early 20's were brought to University Hospital Galway where they were treated for shockMeanwhile a large number of people had to be evacuated from a house in Fana Glas in Ballybane following a fire at around 5am2 units of Galway Fire Brigade attended the scene along with one unit from Athenry.The house is badly damaged but nobody was injured in the incident.