Overview
- A fire was reported at a hospital on Marlborough Street in Bristol city centre on Monday, July 6, prompting a multi‑unit response from Avon Fire and Rescue Service.
- Avon Fire and Rescue said firefighters are working to extinguish the blaze and clear smoke from the building and that no injuries have been reported.
- It is not yet clear which specific hospital building was affected; witnesses told local outlets that Bristol Royal Infirmary was temporarily evacuated but that has not been officially confirmed.
- Traffic-monitoring service Inrix and local reporters said the B4051 and nearby streets were closed while crews responded, with at least one report that the B4051 has since reopened.
- Fire crews remain at the scene to fully extinguish the fire and allow a formal assessment, and authorities have not released a cause or a timetable for resuming normal hospital operations.