Staff at Beaumont Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center said they knew they’d been successful in evacuating the building without too much trauma when the residents said they felt like the event was a party and not the result of a small fire.… Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Nursing Home/Senior Living
Wilkes-Barre, PA – Sprinkler system helps save lives in nursing home fire; No injuries reported
Dozens of properties in downtown Wilkes-Barre lost power Friday morning, including a long-term care facility where a fire broke out. Fire crews responded to St. Luke’s Villa at 80 E. Northampton St. around 12:20 p.m. for a fire in an elevator shaft around the same time as other downtown properties lost power. … Continue Reading »
Mount Pleasant, WI – Fire in attic of assisted living facility controlled by sprinkler system
Bend, OR – Laundry fire at assisted living facility controlled by sprinkler system
Roanoke, VA – Late night fire at assisted living facility contained by single sprinkler; No injuries reported
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to a commercial fire alarm activation Wednesday morning. Authorities say it happened around 2:05 a.m. on the 6900 block of Williamson Road, at North Roanoke Assisted Living. Upon arrival, crews found light smoke and one fire sprinkler device that had activated. … Continue Reading »
Gloverville, SC – Sprinkler system helps extinguish fire at senior living facility
Norfolk, VA – Sprinker system puts out fire at nursing center before fire crews arrive
Greenville, OH – Sprinkler system keeps flames from spreading in retirement home fire
The fire departments from Greenville City, Greenville Township and New Madison responded to the structure fire 9:20 p.m.… Continue Reading »
Bradenton, FL – Overnight fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinklers; No injuries reported
Nashua, NH – Middle of night nursing home fire contained by sprinkler system
A fire at the Courville Nursing Home early Sunday sent one person to the hospital and forced more than 50 patients to be relocated to another facility, authorities said. One person was taken to Southern New Hampshire Medical Center for evaluation and possible smoke inhalation, according to the fire department.… Continue Reading »
