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| Bristol University fire: Crews tackle campus blaze | Bristol University fire: Crews tackle campus blaze |
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| Fire crews are tackling a large blaze at the University of Bristol. | Fire crews are tackling a large blaze at the University of Bristol. |
| The university said everyone had been accounted for after the fire took hold at its Fry Building, which has been undergoing refurbishment. | The university said everyone had been accounted for after the fire took hold at its Fry Building, which has been undergoing refurbishment. |
| A number of study areas were evacuated, the university library tweeted. | A number of study areas were evacuated, the university library tweeted. |
| Several roads around the campus have been closed, including Park Row and Woodland Road, and police are at the scene. | Several roads around the campus have been closed, including Park Row and Woodland Road, and police are at the scene. |
| Jonathan Holmes, BBC Radio Bristol | Jonathan Holmes, BBC Radio Bristol |
| I'm standing opposite the Wills Memorial building - the main building here at the university. | I'm standing opposite the Wills Memorial building - the main building here at the university. |
| There is smoke coming out of what appears to be the roof space of a building behind me. I could see the roof well alight and dozens of students are here wondering what is happening. | There is smoke coming out of what appears to be the roof space of a building behind me. I could see the roof well alight and dozens of students are here wondering what is happening. |
| There's a helicopter above with a spotlight trained on the university. | There's a helicopter above with a spotlight trained on the university. |
| Police have closed several roads and the air smells strongly of smoke and burning. | |
| Sacha Dhabalia was in the university's library - near the affected building - when the fire alarms went off. | |
| The second year sociology student said the building was packed with people revising for exams that begin on Monday. | |
| "Trying to get out quickly was pretty difficult considering there must have been hundreds of students all heading in the same direction towards the exit. | |
| "I could smell smoke and hear the fire brigade sirens but had no idea where the fire was, which was pretty terrifying. | |
| "When I got out everyone was coughing because the smoke was so thick. | |
| "As I started walking home - without my notes for the exam on Tuesday - I saw where the fire was coming from. Hopefully no-one is hurt. Many students are left without their work at a stressful period. | |
| "Hopefully the library will be open tomorrow and we'll be able to get our notes and books back." |