Firefighters were called to a hospital after a fire alarm was triggered late at night.
The Oswestry crew attended the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital in Gobowen at 10.15pm after an Automatic Fire Alarm (AFA) was activated.
They identified the activated detector and checked the area using a thermal imaging camera to look for any signs of fire or heat.
Officials from the station explained why they treat automatic alarms as emergencies.
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In a post on Facebook, they said: "Although this incident turned out to be a false alarm, we have attended numerous Automatic Fire Alarms over the years that have resulted in confirmed fires.
"This is why we will always treat these calls seriously and respond under emergency conditions until we have established that there is no fire or further risk.
"Every alarm is treated as a potential emergency until proven otherwise."
The alarm was reset.
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