Pregnant women and babies were reportedly evacuated from a Bristol city centre maternity hospital following a fire on the roof of the building.
Black smoke was seen billowing from St Michael’s Hospital after the blaze broke out at around 4:30pm today.
Footage shared on social media showed flames on the roof of the building on Southwell Street.
Pregnant women and babies had to evacuate the hospital as firefighters tackled the blaze, according to reports.
Avon Fire and Rescue confirmed it had responded to a fire on Southwell Street in Bristol and encouraged members of the pubic to “avoid the area while we deal with the incident”.
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The fire service confirmed at around 5:25pm that the fire had been “safely extinguished” and its cause “will be investigated”.
Avon and Somerset Police had confirmed its officers were supporting firefighters at the scene.
The force urged people to avoid the area “if at all possible”.
