Maintenance man seriously injured in Ledley hospital fire

It has been reported that a maintenance worker was seriously injured as he carried out repair work at Ledbury Community Hospital on Tuesday.

Ambulance staff at the Herefordshire hospital confirmed that the worker was injured in the fire which was started by an aerosol canister.

The incident, which occurred at about 1130 BST, caused the man who is in his 60s to suffer major burns to his face and body. He was administered pain relief by hospital staff and was later flown to a Birmingham hospital by air ambulance.

These types of situations can happen anywhere, even in a place such as a hospital, so it is always prudent to ensure that staff are not just trained in first aid, but also in fire safety as well.

As hospitals and medical centres have their own fire safety issues to deal with, including having a varying number of people in the building at any time, it is necessary to account for all the people present. Therefore fire safety procedures and evacuation measures need to be put in place should a fire such as this occur on the hospital premises.

Staff training is necessary to ensure that they are well prepared for any of these kinds of occurrences and so it would be wise to consider an appropriate Fire Safety in Medical Centres and Hospitals course, which will cover all the pertinent areas of fire safety.