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| Fire strikes children's hospital | Fire strikes children's hospital |
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| A blaze at London's Great Ormond Street children's hospital has forced the evacuation of patients and staff. | |
| A hospital spokesman said the fire started at about 0830 BST on the cardiac wing and there was a suspected gas cylinder explosion. | |
| The entire wing has been cleared, but there are no reports of patient injuries, the spokesman said. | |
| The London Fire Brigade said four firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. | The London Fire Brigade said four firefighters suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. |
| About 30 firefighters are tackling the blaze. | |
| Two ambulances and a hazardous area response team, specialists in dealing with other risk factors like chemicals and gas canisters, were also sent to the site in Russell Square, central London. | Two ambulances and a hazardous area response team, specialists in dealing with other risk factors like chemicals and gas canisters, were also sent to the site in Russell Square, central London. |
| A hospital spokesman said the incident had caused some disruption to services. | |
| "All outpatients and day cases have been cancelled and we will be contacting all families as soon as we have further news," he said. | "All outpatients and day cases have been cancelled and we will be contacting all families as soon as we have further news," he said. |
| Traffic is being directing around the site. |