Fire service confirm reason behind large response at Northampton General Hospital
A fire in the basement of Northampton General Hospital resulted in a high visibility response with multiple crews on site.
Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service (NFRS) was called to Northampton General Hospital at 10.30pm on Saturday August 8.
A spokesperson told the Chron: “On arrival, crews found smoke coming from a plant room in the basement where a vacuum pump had burnt out.
"They isolated the pump and monitored the equipment until the temperatures were at a safe level.
“Crews carried out an initial investigation that determined that the fire started due to an electrical fault.
“No casualties were reported, and fire crews had returned to their stations by 12.30am.”
Videos circulating on social media showed a large amount of fire engines with blue lights on which had raced to the Cliftonville site.
NFRS confirmed there were five fire crews on scene – two from Moulton, and one each from The Mounts, Wellingborough and Earls Barton.
A spokesperson for Northampton General Hospital confirmed an electrical fault in a lower ground floor plant area about 10.30pm on Saturday, creating smoke which triggered automatic alarms adding that hospital staff and the fire service ‘responded appropriately’.