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Bristol University fire: Crews tackle blaze at Grade II listed Fry Building Bristol University fire: Crews tackle blaze at Grade II listed Fry Building
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A major fire has broken out at Bristol University with huge flames billowing across the night sky.A major fire has broken out at Bristol University with huge flames billowing across the night sky.
At least nine fire crews tackled the blaze in the Grade II listed Fry Building, which is undergoing a £33m renovation to house the Maths department.At least nine fire crews tackled the blaze in the Grade II listed Fry Building, which is undergoing a £33m renovation to house the Maths department.
Students were evacuated from other parts of the university, according to reports on social media.Students were evacuated from other parts of the university, according to reports on social media.
Izzy Posen said on Twitter: “Got evacuated from the Wills Memorial library due to big fire at the University of Bristol.”Izzy Posen said on Twitter: “Got evacuated from the Wills Memorial library due to big fire at the University of Bristol.”
The university's head of media confirmed there was a fire in the Fry building near Park Street, which he said he believed would have been empty at the time. The Fry building near Park Street is in the old part of the university in Bristol city centre and was due to reopen in the spring.
Will Marsh told The Independent: “It should have been empty as it’s undergoing reconstruction and the only people who would have been near the site would have been construction workers. No students would have been in there, but it’s still very sad news.”
The Fry building is in the old part of the university in Bristol city centre and was due to reopen in the spring.
Eyewitness Tom Collins said on Twitter: “Bristol Uni fire looks pretty insane at the moment. I really do hope everyone is OK up there.”Eyewitness Tom Collins said on Twitter: “Bristol Uni fire looks pretty insane at the moment. I really do hope everyone is OK up there.”
Toby Osborne said: “Eerie scenes on the #Triangle in Bristol as firefighters do their best to put out the fire. It’s coming from behind the Wills on a smaller building with scaffolding.”Toby Osborne said: “Eerie scenes on the #Triangle in Bristol as firefighters do their best to put out the fire. It’s coming from behind the Wills on a smaller building with scaffolding.”
University academic Professor Gary Foster tweeted: “Patchy news at the moment but looks like massive fire in our old building, the Fry building, at Bristol Uni. Building being totally refurbished for Maths. Devastating.”University academic Professor Gary Foster tweeted: “Patchy news at the moment but looks like massive fire in our old building, the Fry building, at Bristol Uni. Building being totally refurbished for Maths. Devastating.”
Bristol University Library said on Twitter: “Due to a fire in the Fry Building, security are evacuating a number of study areas in and around the Wills area; fortunately nobody seems to have been hurt." A University of Bristol spokesperson said: “A fire broke out in our Fry Building at just after 5pm this evening (Saturday 6 January).
"The building is currently undergoing refurbishment and was due to reopen in summer 2018. Everyone has been accounted for and Avon Fire & Rescue have informed us that they have now extinguished the fire. We will be working with Avon Fire & Rescue in the coming days to help investigate the cause of the blaze.”