Three Ambulances Blaze Up Outside East Surrey Hospital
Chaos erupted at East Surrey Hospital as three ambulances caught fire, with the blaze spreading to the hospital’s East Entrance. Dramatic scenes unfolded this afternoon as emergency crews scrambled to contain the inferno.
Heroic Paramedic Saves Patient from Flaming Ambulance
Sources reveal a man was trapped in the back of one ambulance when it burst into flames. A gutsy paramedic risked life and limb, smashing through link="linked">fire and smoke with a fire extinguisher to rescue the patient.
The private ambulance driver had been waiting to drop off the patient when the vehicle suddenly caught fire. He quickly ushered the patient safely inside the hospital, then grabbed an extinguisher to tackle the blaze.
Oxygen Cylinders Explode, Flying Through Car Park
The fire involved six oxygen cylinders, one of which exploded with force, sending debris hurtling hundreds of yards across a nearby car park. The clean-up operation is now underway as investigators piece together what sparked the fiery chaos.
