Nottingham University Blaze 'Destroyed' Lab

Around 60 firefighters battled to bring a major blaze at Nottingham University under control but the £20m facility was "completely destroyed".

The "significant incident" began at approximately 8.30pm on Friday at the GlaxoSmithKline building on the Jubilee Campus.

Witnesses said they have heard loud explosions from the building, which was under construction and unoccupied.

No one was injured and no other buildings were affected as fire crews fought to gain control of the fire while it tore through the timber-framed building, sending burning debris into the sky above.

University registrar Paul Greatrix said the fire was a "set-back" but vowed "we will recover, we will rebuild and hopefully in short order we'll be on track".

Smoke was seen billowing from the university campus. Pic: Sam Bradley

The carbon-neutral building, which was due to be opened early next year, would have had enough laboratory space for more than 100 researchers.

Earlier, in a statement, Mr Greatrix said: "Thankfully, there have been no casualties as this is a building that was still under construction."

Nottingham Fire and Rescue group manager Joanne Wooler-Ward said: "No other buildings have been affected, fortunately no people were involved in this fire and we've had 12 crews here, that's over 60 firefighters.

The building is under construction and is unoccupied. Pic: Sarah Armes

"Credit to those firefighters who pulled out all the stops to prevent this fire spreading.

"When we arrived, the fire was a significant size - it could be seen from quite a distance - and there was a smoke plume spreading towards the campus area so we sent out a message for people to keep doors and windows closed.

"The firefighters have worked hard to contain that fire and stop it from spreading to any other buildings."

Dr Greatrix added: "(Saturday) we are due to welcome prospective students and their families to Nottingham for our Open Day and we would like to stress that this is still going ahead as planned."

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