Fire breaks out at Broadmoor psychiatric hospital

A huge fire has broken out at a psychiatric hospital where some of Britain’s worst criminals have been held.

Broadmoor Hospital in Crownthorne, is currently in flames which are sending plumes of black smoke into the sky.

Broadmoor is a high-security psychiatric hospital with a history of holding some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including Ronnie Kray, the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, and Robert Maudsley.

A huge fire has broken out at a psychiatric hospital where some of Britain’s worst criminals have been held

Broadmoor Hospital in Crownthorne, is currently in flames which are sending plumes of black smoke into the sky

Huge clouds of thick dark smoke can be seen coming from the building 

Broadmoor is a high-security psychiatric hospital with a history of holding some of the country’s most notorious criminals, including Ronnie Kray, the Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, and Robert Maudsley

A Thames Valley Police spokesperson said they are attending the scene and assisting with road closures. They said that the blaze is restricted to the hospital site.

They added: ‘At this stage there is no impact to the wider road network.’