Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Dozens of patients had to be evacuated from Trafford General Hospital today after a fire broke out.
As the region was battered by intense thunderstorms, a section of the hospital is understood to have been struck by lightning.
This caused a 'well developed' fire which fire crews described as 'extremely hard' to put out. Read more: Trafford General Hospital is on fire after being hit by lightning strike Firefighters from GMFRS were scrambled to the hospital shortly after 2.20pm this afternoon (July 28) to reports of a blaze.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, who run the hospital, said 66 patients had to be evacuated to other areas of the hospital
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