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Royal Victoria Hospital: Man Dies After Fire at Belfast Hospital ED
Four fire appliances and about 20 personnel responded as the emergency department was evacuated and ambulances were diverted, officials said.
- A fire broke out in a bathroom at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast on Wednesday, April 22, 2026, resulting in the death of a man in his 30s.
- Emergency crews arrived at the RVH shortly before 6:45pm to tackle the blaze within the AandE unit, which became smoke-logged during the incident.
- The NIFRS deployed four pumping appliances and around 20 personnel to the scene, with firefighters using breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire.
- A Northern Ireland Ambulance Service spokesperson said they were "transporting patients to alternative EDs," while the Emergency Department's main entrance has since reopened.
- Police are treating the death as non-suspicious, while Sinn Féin MP Paul Maskey expressed shock, saying "I am deeply shocked and saddened to learn that a man has lost his life.
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