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| Fire forces hospital's evacuation | Fire forces hospital's evacuation |
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| Patients are being moved from a London hospital after a "very serious" fire broke out on the top floor. | |
| About 40 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham Road, Chelsea, west London. | About 40 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham Road, Chelsea, west London. |
| Much of the roof has been destroyed by the blaze which started at 1320 GMT and sent smoke billowing into the air. | Much of the roof has been destroyed by the blaze which started at 1320 GMT and sent smoke billowing into the air. |
| In nearby Dovehouse Street several patients have been laid on mattresses in an ambulance area and others have been led away wrapped in blankets. | In nearby Dovehouse Street several patients have been laid on mattresses in an ambulance area and others have been led away wrapped in blankets. |
| The London Fire Brigade (LFB) said it was treating the fire as "very serious" but so far there are no reported injuries. | |
| An LFB spokesman said: "We're currently evacuating patients. We don't have numbers at the moment." | |
| 'Huge plume' | |
| Ten ambulances, five officers, a hazardous area response team and a fast response car were sent to the scene by the London Ambulance Service. | |
| A spokesman said: "Our crews are currently remaining on standby but there are no reports of any casualties at this stage." | |
| Both Fulham Road and Sydney Street have been closed and crowds have gathered at the perimeter to watch the scene. | |
| Mark Purcell, spokesman for the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, said patients could be transferred there from the Royal Marsden. | |
| He said: "I've just been there and there is a huge plume of smoke coming out of the building. | |
| "Nurses are outside attending to patients and handing out blankets. | |
| "I think some of the patients will get transferred to other hospitals, including the Chelsea and Westminster, but we have not received any patients yet." | |
| Pablo Pico, who works at a nearby book shop, said: "There is a lot of smoke and we can see a lot of ashes flying over. | Pablo Pico, who works at a nearby book shop, said: "There is a lot of smoke and we can see a lot of ashes flying over. |
| "There are ambulances coming down the street still and helicopters overhead." | "There are ambulances coming down the street still and helicopters overhead." |
| The manager of Finch's bar, which is near the hospital, said: "There's an extremely large volume of emergency vehicles coming down at the moment." | |
| The Royal Marsden was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer treatment and research into the causes of the disease. | |
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