Nottingham hospitals call for support after fire forced A&E evacuationNo patients or staff were hurt by the fireView Image The Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham (Image: Joseph Raynor/ Reach PLC)Nottingham's hospitals have asked people to avoid smoking on their sites after a fire forced the evacuation of its A&E department. ‌Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH), which operates Queen's Medical Centre and City Hospital, is calling on the public to support them in stopping all smoking on site following a fire that was caused by a discarded cigarette. ‌NUH has now asked patients and visitors to refrain from smoking on hospital premises, reaffirming that QMC, Nottingham City Hospital and Ropewalk House have been smoke free since 2006. Firefighters visited QMC multiple times throughout the night of the fire, Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service said. ‌“We would like to remind all patients, visitors, staff and contractors that our hospital grounds are a strictly no-smoking environment.