Bristol: St Michael's Hospital fire leads to evacuation
- Firefighters are battling a large fire that broke out on 22 May at St Michael's Hospital on Southwell Street in Bristol.
- The fire started around 16:30 BST, causing thick black smoke visible across the city and prompting evacuation of the hospital, including maternity patients.
- Emergency services, including Avon Fire and Rescue and Avon and Somerset Police, closed St Michael's Hill and advised the public to avoid the area due to expected delays.
- Avon Fire and Rescue reported that they are attending to a blaze at a hospital located on Southwell Street in Bristol, while eyewitnesses observed flames and smoke rising from the building’s rooftop.
- The hospital remains evacuated, with women helped by midwives and moved to alternative locations, and authorities will investigate the cause of the fire.
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Mothers-to-be moved to safety as fire breaks out at maternity hospital
Emergency services were called to St Michael’s Hospital in Bristol at about 4.30pm.
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