Appointments may be cancelled as burst hydrant floods Redcar hospital car park

Patients may have their appointments cancelled this afternoon due to a burst hydrant in Redcar.

The car park at Redcar Primary Care Hospital on West Dyke Road is flooded.

Flooding in the car park at Redcar Primary Care Hospital

Firefighters, Northumbrian Water and NHS Property Services - which own the building - are all on site to try and isolate the leak as quickly as possible.

A spokeswoman for South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said a meeting is currently taking place to decide what to do about this afternoon’s clinics.

Flooding in the car park at Redcar Primary Care Hospital

A fire engine from Redcar Fire Station is at the scene draining water from the site.

A spokeswoman for Cleveland Fire Brigade said they were called at 9.24am today and are still on site.