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, Charles Bronson 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.’
Today, Broadmoor holds the man who tried to kidnap Princess Anne in 1974, Ian Ball, and one of Lee Rigby’s killers, Michael Adebowale.
Located in Crowthorne, Berkshire, Broadmoor Hospital has housed dozens of sadistic killers since it opened its doors in 1863, including Yorkshire Ripper Peter Sutcliffe, gangster Ronnie Kray and rapist Robert Napper.
