A fire started in the Laver Building this afternoon after an accident during an experiment. Two fire engines were called to the building, which houses the Department of Archaelogy, at about 4pm this afternoon. Firefighters on the scene said that the fire started in a furnace on the ground floor. Items inside the furnace caught fire, filling the room with thick smoke.
The building was subsequently evacuated, and no one was injured. The university said that no disruption was caused to the post-offer open day which was taking place at the time.
By Tom Payne
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