St Michael’s maternity clinic evacuated as massive hearth burns

Pregnant girls are being evacuated from a maternity clinic after a big hearth broke out.

Black smoke was once observed over St Michael’s Hospital in Bristol in a while prior to 16:30 BST. Firefighters from Avon and Fire and Rescue Service are attending.

Pregnant girls are being helped by way of midwives after being moved out of doors of the construction.

Jess Hutchinson, 22, whose waters have damaged, stated it was once “scary” listening to the hearth escape at the roof.

Avon and Somerset Police stated it’s supporting the hearth carrier on the scene of the hearth.

In a observation on X, the pressure stated: “St Michael’s Hill is closed to vehicles and pedestrians and people are urged to avoid the area if at all possible.”

Matt Burden, from Weston-super-Mare, was once within the maternity unit together with his spouse when the hearth broke out.

He stated she was once in labour with their 3rd child and he was once “really eager to get back” to her.