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Firefighters tackle blaze at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield Firefighters tackle blaze at Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield
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Firefighters are tackling a blaze at a hospital in north London. Forty-five people were evacuated after a fire broke out at a north London hospital.
London Fire Brigade said 58 firefighters were at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, where part of the ground floor of a two-storey building was alight. London Fire Brigade said 58 firefighters tackled the blaze at Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, where part of a two-storey building was alight.
Crews from Enfield, Southgate, Edmonton, Chingford and Barnet fire stations were called to the hospital at The Ridegeway at 22:11 BST. Eight engines were called to the hospital at 22:11 BST and the fire was brought under control by 00:41, the brigade said.
The cause of the fire is not yet known or if the building has been evacuated. Seven people were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
Chase Farm Hospital is part of the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust said two of those were members of its staff, who were taken to hospital.
Fourteen patients had been moved to alternative accommodation for the night at the hospital at The Ridgeway because their ward was damaged, the trust added.
The fire service said the building was evacuated took place before its crews arrived.
The cause of the fire is being investigated.