Overview
- Major incident status remains in place as teams ventilate smoke-affected areas in the west wing and reopen wards progressively.
- The Emergency Department has reopened and a limited programme of elective surgery is running for the most urgent cases, with most outpatient clinics proceeding.
- The endoscopy unit was completely destroyed, forcing cancellations and rescheduling of procedures including complex heart and cancer operations.
- At the peak response, more than 110 firefighters attended and roughly 200 patients were evacuated from the west wing to safer areas.
- Fire service investigators have handed the building back to the trust after confirming the blaze was caused by an electrical fault, with several wards still closed.