Staff and patients evacuated from hospital after microwave fire as patients are diverted to other A&Es



A HOSPITAL in Lincolnshire his understood to have been evacuated this morning after a ‘major incident’ broke out on site.

Emergency services were called to Pilgrim Hospital in Boston shortly before 6am this morning.

Fire crews sent eight vehicles to the scene.

A fire broke out at Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincs, this morning

All day case appointments and elective operations have been cancelled for the day


Posting on Twitter this morning, the hospital said that due to a fire “day case appointments and elective operations have been cancelled today”.

According to Licolnshire Police, who are also at the scene, the fire was reported at 6.15am today and appears to have started on the 9thfloor of the hospital

Cops say early indications are it could have been caused by a kitchen microwave.

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