SEVERAL fire crews were called to a fire inside Basingstoke Hospital.

The incident took place on Monday, November 28 in the kitchen store inside the hospital.

The fire was extinguished after a timely intervention. Five units of firefighters from Basingstoke, Kingsclere and Tadley attended the scene.

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A Hampshire and Isle of Wight Fire and Rescue Service spokesperson said firefighters were called to the small fire at the hospital in the evening.

They said: “Crews from Basingstoke, Tadley and Kingsclere were alerted at 20:14 and upon investigation discovered a small fire in a kitchen store room which was extinguished with a bucket of water."