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| Surgery cancelled after gas blaze | Surgery cancelled after gas blaze |
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| All adult outpatient clinics and some operations at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital have been cancelled following a fire. | All adult outpatient clinics and some operations at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital have been cancelled following a fire. |
| About 130 patients had to be moved after a gas cylinder caught fire at the site of a new critical care unit. | About 130 patients had to be moved after a gas cylinder caught fire at the site of a new critical care unit. |
| Cataract surgery, CT scans and x-rays are postponed but maternity, children's and dental clinics are running. | Cataract surgery, CT scans and x-rays are postponed but maternity, children's and dental clinics are running. |
| Fire crews are still at the scene and a cordon remains in place. The risk posed by the fire is to be assessed. | |
| The hospital's medical director, Dr Tony Stephen, said staff were trying to prevent patient backlogs. | The hospital's medical director, Dr Tony Stephen, said staff were trying to prevent patient backlogs. |
| "We would recognise this is going to cause some additional inconvenience to patients, we are working exceedingly hard to fix this," he said. | "We would recognise this is going to cause some additional inconvenience to patients, we are working exceedingly hard to fix this," he said. |
| "We are trying to minimise the number of cancelled operations and we will find new appointments for people as quickly as possible." | "We are trying to minimise the number of cancelled operations and we will find new appointments for people as quickly as possible." |
| The hospital said no operations would take place except cardiac, burns and plastics surgery. | The hospital said no operations would take place except cardiac, burns and plastics surgery. |
| It is thought that the gas cylinder will be made safe by Wednesday afternoon and the exclusion zone will be lifted. | It is thought that the gas cylinder will be made safe by Wednesday afternoon and the exclusion zone will be lifted. |
| The hospital is opening a helpline for patients. The number is 0800 9801100. | The hospital is opening a helpline for patients. The number is 0800 9801100. |