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Employees at the Devonshire hospital found conditions inside the facility intolerable as temperatures soared above 85 degrees.

Earlier in the day employees threatened to walk out because of the intense heat.

However, the crisis was averted when the hospital's air conditioning was repaired.

Hospital spokesperson Kendaree Burgess Fairn conceded that the hospital had experienced some "on-going problems'' with the air conditioning.

PACKAGES OFFERED TO C&W STAFF BUC Packages offered to C&W staff Up to 26 Cable & Wireless workers are understood to have agreed to redundancy packages with the company.

Around 17 junior and clerical staff, and between seven and nine management workers, are believed to have accepted separation deals put to them.