A Hamilton hospital was forced to evacuate some of its patients after a fire broke out in an unoccupied part of the building.
Hamilton Fire Safety Officer Dave Forster told Global News that patients at St. Peter’s Hospital were evacuated as a precaution to avoid smoke inhalation.
Fire crews were called to the scene around 9:15 a.m., the fire was reportedly knocked out around 11 a.m., but firefighters monitored hot spots for some time after that.
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There is no reason to assume the fire was suspicious in nature.
Patients were assessed by paramedics from Hamilton, Brantford and Toronto for possible smoke and carbon monoxide inhalation.
A hundred and sixty of the 228 patients at the hospital will have to be relocated to other facilities, according to a Hamilton Health Services spokesperson, who said some have already been moved in order to ensure proper care.
No injuries were reported as a result of the fire.
The damage to the hospital is thought to be in the millions.
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