Work on fire-hit hospital car park to take months

Seventy-seven spaces have been cordoned off for repairs at a hospital's fire-hit car park, with the work expected to take up to six months.

A blaze broke out on the second floor of Car Park 1 at Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge following an accidental mechanical fault in a diesel vehicle on 13 December.

While the car park reopened on Friday, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said it was operating at reduced capacity, with spaces cordoned off across levels two and three.

NCP, the car park's manager, said where possible the repairs would be carried out during evenings and weekends to minimise disruption.

Car Park 1 was designed for 1,050 vehicles, but has only been operating with 973 spaces.

On the day of the fire, which caused disruption for patients and visitors, 425 cars were trapped inside.

Twelve fire crews attended. No-one was reported to have been injured.

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