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.

