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| Fire forces hospital's evacuation | Fire forces hospital's evacuation |
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| Patients are being moved from a London hospital after a "very serious" fire broke out on its top floor. | |
| About 40 firefighters are tackling the blaze at the Royal Marsden Hospital in Fulham Road, Chelsea, west London. | |
| Much of the roof has been destroyed by the blaze which started at 1320 GMT and sent smoke billowing into the air. | |
| In nearby Dovehouse Street several patients have been laid on mattresses in an ambulance area and others have been led away wrapped in blankets. | |
| Emergency vehicles | Emergency vehicles |
| The London Fire Brigade said it was treating the fire as "very serious". | |
| A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: "We're currently evacuating patients. We don't have numbers at the moment." | A London Fire Brigade spokesman said: "We're currently evacuating patients. We don't have numbers at the moment." |
| The Royal Marsden Hospital was the first hospital in the world dedicated to cancer treatment and research into the causes of the disease. | |
| Pablo Pico, who works at a nearby book shop, said: "There is a lot of smoke and we can see a lot of ashes flying over. | Pablo Pico, who works at a nearby book shop, said: "There is a lot of smoke and we can see a lot of ashes flying over. |
| "There are ambulances coming down the street still and helicopters overhead." | "There are ambulances coming down the street still and helicopters overhead." |
| The manager of Finch's bar, which is near the hospital, said: "There's an extremely large volume of emergency vehicles coming down at the moment. | The manager of Finch's bar, which is near the hospital, said: "There's an extremely large volume of emergency vehicles coming down at the moment. |
| "It's not good at all." | "It's not good at all." |
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