COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2010 12:43 pm**

Forty patients were taken from Coventry's University Hospital after a small fire broke out in a nearby building.

Nine fire engines attended the scene after the call out on Friday afternoon.

Three wards were evacuated as a precaution while the fire on a roof of a two-storey plant room next door to the hospital was extinguished.

The fire service said the blaze was dealt with quickly.

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2010 3:13 pm**

A fire in a hospital is everyone's nightmare.

Glad to see nobody hurt and the usual swift response from the fire brigade. I wonder if anyone has thought about hospitals and the like with the brigade "slimming" that's being talked about?

Posted: **Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:53 pm**

It could have been far more serious - thankfully no-one was hurt. Thank heavens for the emergency services - and if they are 'slimmed down' they'll be expected to still give the same service.

COVENTRY MESSAGE BOARD

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