Two children injured in fall from apartment balcony in Waterford
Sarah Slater
Two children have been injured following a fall from an apartment balcony in Waterford city on Friday morning.
A seven-year-old girl and a boy aged three fell from the balcony at Mount Suir apartments at 10.40am.
A number of ambulances, fire units, gardaí and Waterford City and County Council officials have been attending the incident, which occurred at Block C, Mount Suir apartments in Waterford City.
The council has controlled Block C of the Mount Suir apartment complex for the past six years.
Garda forensic teams are currently examining the balcony from where the children fell.
The children were taken by ambulance to University Hospital Waterford (UHW) for treatment of their injuries.
Their injuries are not yet known, while gardaí said they attended a “medical emergency”.
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