Part of a hospital in Liverpool has been evacuated after a fire broke out on the roof. Around 40 firefighters are currently tackling the blaze at Aintree University Hospital, the Liverpool Echo reports.
Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service were called to the scene, on Longmoor Lane, at around 4.34am this morning. Patients in beds and hospital staff have been seen waiting outside the A&E department. There are no reported injuries.
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Merseyside fire and rescue service confirmed that patients had been evacuated from the first two floors of the building closest to the fire. Eight fire engines are at the scene as a fire started on the roof of a three-storey building next to the A&E department.
Security staff at the hospital have told the Echo that A&E was evacuated along with some other departments on the first two levels of the hospital. They said this was done as a precaution. They described the evacuation as 'slick'.
Emergency services have said some treatment rooms are now safe to go back into, with certain patients being allowed entry. A cordon still remains in place, however, with fire fighters and police at the scene monitoring the situation.
A spokesperson for Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said: "On arrival crews found that a plant building on the roof of a three-storey building next to Accident & Emergency was involved in a fire. Firefighters wearing breathing apparatus rapidly began to fight the fire to prevent escalation while liaising with staff to evacuate patients from the areas near to the fire.
"Power has been isolated to the electrical unit and firefighters wearing breathing apparatus are fighting the fire with high pressure hose reels and CO2 extinguishers. Patients have been evacuated from the first and second floors and there are no reports of any casualties."
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