Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Burlington, NC – Fire in linen closet at senior living facility snuffed out by sprinkler system January 28, 2019 viking210 Sprinklers put out a fire in a linen closet Wednesday, Jan. 23, at a Burlington senior living facility. The Burlington Fire Department responded to Brookdale Burlington, 3615 S. Mebane St., about 4:45 p.m. All occupants had been evacuated to safe areas, and the sprinkler system had confined the fire to the closet. Damage was estimated at $500 to the structure and contents. “This incident highlights the benefits of having a functional automatic fire sprinkler system where damage was very minimal and no injuries to occupants or firefighters occurred,” the Fire Department said. Eighteen fire personnel were involved in the response and investigation.
