Blaze concern near Queen Alexandra Hospital sparks emergency response from firefighters

FEARS a building near a hospital was on fire prompted an emergency call to firefighters this morning.
By Tom Cotterill
Published 6th Jan 2021, 14:23 BST
Firefighters were called to a false alarm near Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.Firefighters were called to a false alarm near Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.
Firefighters were called to a false alarm near Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham.

Officers were alerted to a ‘smell of smoke’ coming from a property near Queen Alexandra Hospital in Cosham at 11.31am.

Initially, the caller feared a fire had ignited at the hospital.

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The concern led to the scrambling of crews from Cosham, Southsea, Waterlooville and Havant.

However, a spokesman from Cosham said the call was a ‘false alarm’ and that officers were stood down minutes after arriving at the scene.

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