Eighteen people are being treated after toxic gas used to kill rodents escaped from a ship docked at a harbour in Co Down.
Cargo on the vessel, the MV Arklow Meadow, at Warrenpoint, had become wet and unstable.
The gas is aluminium phosphide, a pesticide used to kill small mammals such as moles and rodents.
The vessel is owned by Arklow Shipping, based in Co Wicklow, and was built in South Korea in 2010.
Gardaí have been informed of the potential of the chemical compound to drift into Co Louth.
It is understood they are going house-to-house in the Omeath area advising householders to stay indoors and close all windows.
Louth County Council's Crisis Management Committee met to discuss the gas leak and its potential impact on homes on the Cooley Peninsula.
It said it is satisfied there is no imminent danger to residents and the leak appeared to have been contained within the Warrenpoint cordon.
A spokesman for the NI ambulance service said nine people were taken to Daisy Hill Hospital and nine others will be brought to Craigavon Area Hospital.
It said 15 of its vehicles have been deployed and the incident is being treated as a major emergency.
Three hazardous area response teams have also been deployed.
A number of homes in Warrenpoint were evacuated and a 50m cordon has been set up around the ship.
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