Cairns Hospital’s mental health unit has been evacuated following a small fire that broke out in the ward. Emergency services raced to the scene after a mattress was set alight in the psychiatric intensive care unit shortly after 9.30am. A Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service spokeswoman said staff and patients responded immediately to the small blaze. She said the unit was evacuated, with staff and patients moved to a safe and secure zone.
