The announcement states: “Patients and staff were evacuated from the Emergency Department in the early hours of today. No one was injured and patients are now being treated elsewhere in the hospital. The fire has been extinguished, but the Emergency Department remains closed at this time. “As we work to reopen the Emergency Department, we ask that you do not attend the department. If you need non-life-threatening emergency or emergency care, call 111 or visit NHS 111 online for advice on the most appropriate service. call 999 for life-threatening emergencies. “Patients who were scheduled to attend a scan appointment today (x-ray, CT scan or MRI) are also asked not to attend the hospital. We will contact all affected patients.”
