Category Archives: Nursing Home/Senior Living
Porterville, CA – Patio fire at senior apartment complex held in check by sprinkler system; No injuries reported
Carthage, NC – Sprinklers help confine laundry fire at nursing home
Boca Raton, FL – Cafeteria kitchen fire at assisted living facility extinguished by sprinkler system
Leipsic, OH – Nursing home fire kept in check by sprinkler system
Brick, NJ – Single sprinkler head contains laundry fire at nursing home
Southport, NC – Sprinklers contain fire to laundry room at assisted living facility; No injuries reported
Lancaster, OH – Sprinkler system helps contain overnight fire at senior apartment complex; No injuries
“We had a lot of elderly patients on the second and third floors,” he said. Residents in the complex were already trying to get out as smoke started to fill the second floor hallway. Because the elevator went out, it wasn’t easy for many wheelchair dependent tenants.
“On our way in we did encounter a female in the stairwell dragging her wheelchair down,” he said.