27/03/2015

Men Airlifted To Hospital Following 'Serious' Workplace Accident

Two men had to be airlifted to Cork University Hospital following a serious workplace accident in Shannon.

It is understood the men were working at Shannon Industrial Estate, Co Clare, when the incident happened at about 15:30 on Thursday afternoon.

The men remain in hospital, where they are being treated for "serious burn injuries".

(MH/CD)

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