‘I heard him scream and saw he was on fire’ – paramedics tell inquest of desperate attempts to save patient after oxygen tank exploded

‘I heard him scream and saw he was on fire’ – paramedics tell inquest of desperate attempts to save patient after oxygen tank exploded

Christopher Byrne (79) died when flames engulfed the ambulance on September 22, 2016

Christy Byrne (Picture : Collins, Dublin)

Seán McCárthaigh

An ambulance parked outside the emergency department at Naas General Hospital exploded into a fireball within the space of four to six seconds killing an elderly patient in the rear of the vehicle, an inquest has heard.

Christopher Byrne (79), a widower and father of five from Ard Brid, Suncroft, Co Kildare, suffered fatal injuries as flames engulfed the ambulance around lunchtime on September 22, 2016.

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