Scenes from the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital fire

The fire service’s leaking hoses were in evidence again today.
The smoke that billowed around 7am today before the fire erupted.
A towering inferno at St Joseph Mercy Hospital this morning.
A towering inferno at St Joseph Mercy Hospital this morning.
A hose at right was no match for the flames.
A solitary hose in evidence at left as the building burned.
A patient being lifted to safety by a policeman.
Thick smoke filled the air.
The fire was fiercest in the central section of the hospital.
A patient being wheeled out of the compound as the fire raged.
An evacuated patient being shaded by an umbrella.
The front of the hospital ablaze.
The fire service’s leaking hoses were in evidence again today.