Part of Northampton General Hospital evacuated after fire

Part of Northampton General Hospital evacuated after fire Part of a hospital was evacuated after a fire broke out on the ground floor of a building.

Six crews were sent to Northampton General Hospital's Cliftonville site just before 14:00 GMT and the public was asked to avoid the area.

The hospital said the blaze was not in a clinical area but some patients were moved "as a precaution". BBC Northampton

See also:

• Firefighters attend blaze at Northampton General Hospital as part of building evacuated Northampton Chronicle and Echo
• Northampton General Hospital fire sees patients and staff evacuated - as it happened Northants Live