Nine people have been taken to hospital following a fire in County Wicklow.

The fire broke out at a building on the Lower Dargle Road in Bray where the alarm was raised shortly before 5am.

Fire crews from Bray and Greystones backed up by Dublin Fire Brigade responded to the incident.

Gardaí were requested to close the road.

Nine people from the apartment building were treated by paramedics on scene for smoke inhalation and all have subsequently been taken to hospital.

Currently, the fire crew from Bray remains on scene, carrying out an overhaul.

Irish Garda police lamp sign. Image: Alamy