Shropshire Star

Two fire crews sent to tackle fire at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in early hours

Fire crews used carbon dioxide fire extinguishers and breathing kit to tackle a small fire at the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital in the early hours..

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Two crews from the fire station in Shrewsbury were scrambled to RSH at 5.53am on Sunday after an automatic fire alarm activated at the site.

A spokesperson for the Shropshire Fire & Rescue Service said it was caused by a battery backup system causing light smoke logging.

Crews using a CO2 extinguisher whilst wearing breathing apparatus.

They sent their 'stop message' at 8.12am.