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Winchester Hospital A&E remains closed after fire Winchester Hospital A&E to reopen after fire
(about 9 hours later)
The A&E department at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital remains closed after a fire. The A&E department at Winchester's Royal Hampshire County Hospital is due to reopen later after a fire.
The blaze on Friday afternoon started in a building housing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner. The blaze on Friday afternoon started in a building housing a medical scanner.
A&E has been closed and is not likely to re-open until Saturday night. Emergencies are being diverted to Southampton and Basingstoke hospitals. A&E has since been closed but is due to reopen at 20:00 GMT for minor injuries. People with head injuries would continue to be taken to Southampton and Basingstoke hospitals, the NHS said.
About 50 people were moved to safety when started at about 16:00 GMT. No-one was injured. About 50 people were moved to safety after the fire but no-one was injured.
Nearly 100 firefighters tackled the blaze. Nearly 100 firefighters tackled the blaze, in the building which housed the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanner.
People in the accident and emergency and intensive care units, as well as some patients undergoing surgery, have been moved to safe areas of the hospital. People in the accident and emergency and intensive care units, as well as some patients undergoing surgery, were moved to safe areas of the hospital.
Dr Chris Gordon, Chief Executive of Royal Hampshire County Hospital said: "We're already making contingency plans and hope to return to a full service as soon as we can. The hospital said the maternity unit and paediatric services had remained open as usual and it would be contacting people if their appointments booked for next week need to be changed.
"I hope people can understand the circumstances that we're in." But it said routine surgery would be back to normal on Monday morning and no operations were expected to be cancelled.
The hospital said the maternity unit was open and working as usual and it would be contacting people if their appointments booked for next week need to be changed. Chris Gordon, chief executive of Winchester and Eastleigh Healthcare NHS Trust, said: "We are thrilled with the support and skills of staff to date which has allowed us to ensure all patients have remained safely on site and services are coming back as soon as possible.
"We would also like to extend out thanks to the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service for their support throughout the evening and weekend."
The investigation into the fire is expected to take several days.The investigation into the fire is expected to take several days.