Poots relieved after hospital blaze

Northern Ireland's Health Minister Edwin Poots said it was a huge relief no-one was hurt after a blaze forced the evacuation of five floors of a major hospital in the North.

Poots relieved after hospital blaze

Northern Ireland's Health Minister Edwin Poots said it was a huge relief no-one was hurt after a blaze forced the evacuation of five floors of a major hospital in the North.

Around 120 patients had to be rushed to safety when the fire was discovered on the roof of Derry’s 11-storey Altnagelvin Hospital yesterday evening.

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