The Department of Foreign Affairs has said it is providing consular assistance to an Irishwoman who was seriously injured after her dress caught fire in a freak accident at a friendâs wedding in Spain.
The 29-year-old woman is in a specialist Spanish hospital after being engulfed in flames when her dress caught fire on decorative candles as she was in the bathroom.
Fellow guests dialled 999 after finding her semi-conscious at the event in the eastern Costa del Sol resort of Nerja.
She was initially taken to a hospital in the nearby city of Malaga where she is understood to have undergone an emergency operation before being transferred to a burns unit at Sevilleâs Virgen del Rocio University Hospital.
The alarm is said to have been sounded just before midnight last Thursday following an Irish coupleâs wedding celebration at holiday apartments in Nerjaâs famous Balcón de Europa viewpoint area.
The couple reportedly organised an after-party below a terrace where they had previously tied the knot.
The injured woman has been described locally as a 29-year-old and is said to have suffered serious burns to her legs and body.
Medics at the burns unit where she is currently being treated have told local press they cannot predict her future evolution at this stage and her outlook âremains uncertainâ.
The Department of Foreign Affairs said on Tuesday that it was âaware of the case and is providing consular assistanceâ.
