Hospital building evacuated after blaze breaks out
Fire crews were called to a blaze at a hospital in Stafford which was believed to have been started deliberately.
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A building at St George's Hospital, Corporation Street, had to be evacuated after the blaze, which involved a floor rug, started in a patient's bedroom at around 10.30pm yesterday.
Staff managed to tackle the blaze with a fire extinguisher before crews arrived.
The fire is believed to have caused a small amount of damage to the bedroom and left the rest of the building smoke-logged.
A small number of people suffered smoke inhalation.
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service said the blaze is being treated as deliberate.
