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File photo - not of actual scene.
Image: Shutterstock/Gabriela Insuratelu
File photo - not of actual scene.
Image: Shutterstock/Gabriela Insuratelu
TWO MEN HAVE been taken to hospital after an explosion on a boat off the coast of Galway.
The incident happened near to the village of Oranmore at around 1.20pm yesterday afternoon.
After spotting the fire on board the vessel, a passing boat pulled up and allowed the two on board to escape to safety.
Both men were then taken to University Hospital Galway where they were treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Gardaí have said that what happened on board the boat was a mechanical error and the incident is not being treated as suspicious.
The Connacht Tribune has reported that a coastguard helicopter was also in attendance at the scene.
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