Overview

• The fire broke out at a Southmead Way property near Southmead Hospital on June 26, prompting Avon Fire and Rescue Service to deploy crews from nine stations
• North Bristol NHS Trust said there was no risk to patients or staff and kept all hospital services operational during the incident
• Firefighters brought the blaze under control by 5pm, confirmed the cause was accidental and then conducted dampening down operations to check for hotspots
• Crews isolated gas and electricity supplies and used jets and hose reels while wearing breathing apparatus to extinguish the fire safely
• Road closures between Doncaster Road and Greenway Park created traffic congestion and Stagecoach West reported bus delays of up to 30 minutes