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Saffron Walden hospital evacuated after fire alarms sound

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Hywel Barrett

Published: 12:53 PM July 15, 2016
Updated: 6:50 PM November 1, 2020
Saffron Walden Fire Station. Picture: SaffronPhoto

Saffron Walden Fire Station. Picture: SaffronPhoto - Credit: Archant

Part of Saffron Walden Community Hospital was evacuated on Thursday morning (July 14).

Firefighters from Saffron Walden were sent to the Radwinter Road building after the fire alarm went off,

They found a steam leak in the Ferguson Close Mental Health Unit and handed the incident over to hospital maintenance staff.

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