Apartment Building, Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Grand Forks, ND – Fire at low-income senior apartment building controlled with help from sprinkler system; No injuries February 14, 2016 viking210 According to the GFPD there was a fire at Riverside Manor contained to one unit. Fire officials say the fire only took about 15 minutes to extinguish. The building’s sprinkler system played an important role in controlling the blaze. No one was hurt as a result of the fire, but officials say safely evacuating everyone had its challenges. “These are elderly people so getting those units evacuated in a timely matter with smoke on that floor, that’s a big deal,” said Btn. Chief Rick Aamot. Residents on the third and fourth floor were evacuated down the buildings lobby. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.
