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Southampton General Hospital Declares Major Incident After Fire Contained

More than 110 firefighters contained the fire by mid-morning, evacuating around 200 patients with no reported injuries, hospital officials said.

  • On Sunday, Southampton General Hospital declared a major incident after fire crews were called at 5.30am, saying the blaze is contained and nobody was injured.
  • Beginning in the hospital's endoscopy unit, the incident involved more than 100 firefighters, peaking at over 110 personnel, while the cause is not yet known, officials said.
  • Approximately 200 patients were evacuated and are cared for in other wards, while University Hospital Southampton said, `Visitors are asked to stay away and all planned outpatient appointments are cancelled today.` Parking is available for staff.
  • The emergency department is currently diverting patients unless their condition is life or limb-threatening, and surrounding roads have been closed by emergency services.
  • Crews remain on scene to dampen down after bringing the fire under control, and the hospital urged people to use other services including the Urgent Treatment Centre at RSH or Lymington, promising to keep the hospital website and social media channels updated.
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Major incident declared and patients evacuated after hospital fire

Patients are being diverted after a blaze broke out at around 5.30am

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