Attendance at fire on Strand

14 June 2011

Updated at 1.10pm

To be attributed to a London Ambualnce Service spokesperson:

"We were called at 11.32am today (14 June) to reports of a fire on Strand, WC2.

"We dispatched an ambulance crew, a single responder in a car, a duty manager and five hazardous area response team units.

"Our staff have treated a man for a hand injury and taken him to St Thomas' Hospital.

"There are currently no reports of any other patients."

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Notes to editors:

  • The hazardous area response team (HART) is a specialist team trained to provide lifesaving medical care in hostile environments, such as fires, building collapses or industrial accidents.

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