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Evacuation after fire breaks out at hospital
A number people have been evacuated after a fire broke out at a major hospital on Monday morning.
The fire was located in one of the medical centres on Marborough Street in the centre, a cluster which includes the Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Bristol Royal Hospital for Children. The exact location has not been confirmed.
Avon Fire & Rescue Service was alerted at 11am but the fire was safely extinguished before crews arrived.
Nevertheless, there was a large emergency service presence with at least six fire engines and three police vehicles on the scene.
Firefighters checked the safety of the building and cleared smoke from the area.
A section of Marlborough Street between the hospitals and the Bearpit was closed off to traffic.
However, the road was open as normal and the emergency vehicles gone by 1.20pm.
Main photo: Molly Pipe
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