Fire engines have been called to Watford General Hospital’s A&E after a water main burst.
Just before 3.30pm this afternoon (November 21), patients at the Vicarage Road site heard Herts Fire and Rescue vehicles rushing to the building.
The department was apparently blocked off by security and patients were seen being moved away in stretchers, an eyewitness said.
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According to Hertfordshire County Council, it appears that a burst water main had interfered with and triggered the fire alarms in the hospital.
This caused the emergency response, but it was quickly established that there was no fire and some of the firefighters have left the scene.
It came after West Herts Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust had already shared that its A&E departments were particularly busy this morning, advising those in need of urgent care to use NHS 111.
The trust has been contacted for more information. Updates to follow.
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