By Max Pearson
Fire engines were seen arriving at De Montfort University’s Hugh Aston building last Thursday afternoon after reports of a fire.
Third-year Law student, Elizabeth McCaul, who was at the building when the alarm was raised, said: “I was in a law seminar on the second floor of the Hugh Aston building and I heard what sounded like fire extinguishers being used.
“Then after about 5 minutes we heard the fire alarms go off, so we evacuated the building.”
It is believed that a still-lit cigarette started the fire on one of the walls of the Hugh Aston building.
Firefighters from Leicestershire Fire and Rescue were able to extinguish the fire quickly and the previously-evacuated students were allowed to return into the building to continue their lectures after about half an hour.
