Overview
- Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue said crews were called just before 8:30pm on Friday and extinguished a fire in a structural void using one hose reel jet.
- The hospital declared the department fully operational at about 1:15am on Saturday after the incident was resolved.
- Staff temporarily moved patients out of the area for safety, and East Midlands Ambulance Service held ambulance handovers during the response.
- The trust said the emergency department remains exceptionally busy and urged people to use NHS 111 or attend only for urgent emergencies.
- Reporting notes inconsistent timing between accounts that cite Friday evening and the early hours of Saturday, as investigators review how the incident began.