Multiple fire departments responded to a stove top fire in a senior citizens apartment building in Plum shortly before noon on Sunday, according to authorities. Residents of the four-story building along the 600 block of Repp Road were evacuated as smoke filled the building. … Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Nursing Home/Senior Living
Ferndale, MI – Fire in 68-unit apartment building for elderly, disabled, and low income residents extinguished by sprinkler system
At about 8:30 pm last Monday night some residents of Withington West apartments were evacuated due to a fire that started in a fourth floor apartment. Withington West is a 68-unit property of the Ferndale Housing Commission. It is home to elderly, disabled and low income residents.… Continue Reading »
Spartanburg, SC – Cooking fire at senior living facility extinguished by sprinkler system
Houma, LA – Nursing home fire caused by lightning strike controlled by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Several residents were evacuated Saturday night after lightning ignited a fire in a Houma nursing home, authorities said. Around 5:45 p.m. lightning struck the Maison De’ville Nursing Home at 107 S. Hollywood Road, sparking a fire in the attic, Bayou Cane Fire Chief Ken Himel said.… Continue Reading »
London, ON, Canada – Fire at retirement community extinguished by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Coventry Twp, OH – Fire at senior housing complex contained with help from sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Newport, RI – Kitchen fire at historic senior apartment building controlled by sprinkler system
Two apartments at Clarke School Apartments, 24 Mary St., remained uninhabitable as of Friday afternoon due to fire, smoke and water damage in one apartment and water damage in a second apartment below it, according to Fire Chief Brian Dugan. The report of a fire in a third-floor apartment came in on Wednesday at about 2:10 p.m.… Continue Reading »
