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| Fire rips through derelict hospital site in Northampton | Fire rips through derelict hospital site in Northampton |
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| A huge blaze has ripped through a derelict hospital in Northampton. | A huge blaze has ripped through a derelict hospital in Northampton. |
| Flames were spotted coming out of the former St Crispin Psychiatric Hospital on Berrywood Road just before 23:00 BST on Wednesday. | Flames were spotted coming out of the former St Crispin Psychiatric Hospital on Berrywood Road just before 23:00 BST on Wednesday. |
| At its height, more than 80 firefighters tackled the blaze. Only two crews now remain on site. | |
| People living nearby were evacuated from the area but were later allowed to return home. It is not yet known how the blaze began. | |
| Kelvin Hallen, from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It was quite a difficult task as there are lots of surrounding properties. | Kelvin Hallen, from Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service, said: "It was quite a difficult task as there are lots of surrounding properties. |
| "Our priority was to safeguard those people so we had to carry out a wide-scale and swift evacuation." | "Our priority was to safeguard those people so we had to carry out a wide-scale and swift evacuation." |
| 'Cracking and popping' | 'Cracking and popping' |
| It is not thought anyone was inside the building at the time of the fire, and police were carrying out an investigation into the cause, he said. | It is not thought anyone was inside the building at the time of the fire, and police were carrying out an investigation into the cause, he said. |
| One resident said: "We heard lots of cracking and popping at about 11 o'clock. We went out in our pyjamas which everyone was doing. | |
| "The timbers were well alight and flames were shooting up. We could see them above the trees." | "The timbers were well alight and flames were shooting up. We could see them above the trees." |