Firefighters responded to an overnight fire at a nursing home in Des Peres.
The call came in around 1:35 a.m. for a fire at a nursing facility at the Sunrise Assisted Living Facility at 13460 Manchester Road. Firefighters say the fire was in the laundry room. Alarms notified the staff, and the sprinkler system kept the fire contained until crews arrived.
No injuries were reported and an evacuation was not necessary as the fire was contained to the laundry room.
The Lisle-Woodridge Fire District was notified of the blaze at about 9:15 p.m. after a fire alarm went off at the Cedarhurst senior living community along 75th Street. Responding firefighters encountered heavy smoke and fire conditions in the kitchen area.
Investigators are still trying to determine what sparked the fire, but the cause appears accidental, Deputy Fire Chief Steve Demas said Wednesday.
The building’s sprinkler system held the fire to the kitchen. Firefighters used a hose line to extinguish the blaze within a few minutes.
“We did have smoke spread, but it could have been a significant issue for us given the age demographic” of the building’s residents, Demas said.
Officials estimate the fire caused about $100,000 in damage, Demas said.
“Installed sprinkler systems are the most effective tool in our toolbox, as it relates to community risk reduction efforts,” Fire Chief Keith Krestan said in a statement.
Due to the smoke, residents were temporarily relocated to other areas of the building. No injuries were reported.
Crews from the Darien-Woodridge Fire Protection District as well as the Westmont and Downers Grove fire departments assisted Lisle-Woodridge firefighters.
Officials said crews responded to the scene along N. College Row shortly after Midnight.
According to officials, when crews arrived, they noticed smoke from the kitchen, so they activated the sprinkler system, which contained the flames, and helped firefighters extinguish them. Thankfully, officials reported that no injuries were reported following the incident.
The Transylvania County Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating to determine the cause of the fire.
Residents of the apartment complex for senior citizens reported seeing smoke and flames.
According to an RPD press release the sprinkler system in the building did its job and prevented the fire from spreading. Most of the damage from the incident was from the sprinklers rather than fire.
67 residents were either evacuated or sheltered-in-place. One resident was transported to the hospital for a medical evaluation according to today’s press release.
The Richland Fire Marshal Investigator and the RPD Arson Investigator are working to determine the cause of the fire. Multiple suspicious fires were reportedly lit in the building. There are currently no suspects.
The Muscatine Joint Communications Center (MUSCOM) received a 911 call about 6:30 p.m. Monday for a possible electrical fire in a room at Addington Place, 3515 Diana Queen Drive, a nursing facility in Muscatine, the release says.
“All of our first responders did a great job,” Battalion Chief Ted Hillard said. “I just cannot say enough about them along with the great support we received from the Fruitland firefighters especially since we had to break off some of our crew to answer other calls.”
Upon arrival at Addington Place, fire crews found smoke in a resident’s room with smoke starting to fill up the hallway. The fire sprinkler system activated when fire crews entered the room and the fire was extinguished. The resident was checked for any injuries and the firefighters on scene ensured that the fire was completely out.
All residents were evacuated and accounted for during the fire suppression effort, a news release says.
The sprinkler system for that hallway of the facility was shut down until the sprinkler company was able to respond and make needed repairs to the system. A recovery company was on scene to mitigate water damage. The fire was contained to a heating unit and the area directly above.
Because the sprinkler system responded exactly as designed there were no injuries and the damage was limited to the one residential unit.
The on-scene investigation is complete. A final cause has yet to be determined but it does appear to be an accidental fire, the release says. The initial fire loss estimate is $10,000. The resident in that room was moved to another room in the facility and “was not externally displaced,” the release says.
The Muscatine Police Department and Muscatine County EMA responded with the initial call. The Muscatine Fire Department was also assisted by fire crews from the Fruitland Fire Department. Approximately 20 firefighters responded to the fire. There were no injuries to any of the responders.
It was a busy evening for the fire department starting with a medical call before the response to Addington Place, the release says. Just 20 minutes after arriving at the fire scene, the Muscatine Station Two engine and firefighters were cut loose from Addington Place to a vehicle fire in the 2100 block of Hershey Avenue, according to the release.
Emergency crews were called to a fire at a Wilbraham nursing home Monday morning.
Wilbraham Fire Chief Michael Andrews said that a 911 calls came in around 6:10 a.m. Monday for a kitchen fire at Vantage Nursing Home on Maple Street.
Firefighters arrived four minutes later and found heavy smoke coming from the kitchen area and that the facility’s sprinkler system activated and extinguished the fire.
Residents of the nursing home were told to shelter-in-place while crews worked to ventilate the smoke from that area of the building.
Mutual aid from Ludlow, Palmer, Hampden, and Westover was called in to assist.
Andrews noted that the cause of the fire remains under investigation, but it is not considered suspicious.
No injuries were reported.
There weren’t any reports of injuries.
According to officials, on Saturday morning around 11 a.m., Montgomery County Fire and Rescue personnel were called to the Willow Manor at Fairland apartment complex for reports of a fire in the stairwell.
Firefighters discovered “there was a fire in the stairwell, especially between the second and third floors … there was a sprinkler activation, pretty heavy smoke conditions throughout the building,” fire department spokesman Pete Piringer told WTOP.
“We did evacuate some people. We did assist some of the other residents either sheltering in place, or getting out,” Piringer said. “But fortunately there were no injuries and the fire was extinguished pretty quickly.”
The cause of the fire may have been an improperly discarded cigarette.
“Apparently, some folks tend to smoke in that particular stairwell. And they improperly discarded one of the cigarette butts and caused the fire,” Piringer said. “Fortunately, the sprinkler system did keep the fire in check.”
Initial estimates of the damage are around $25,000 — not including water damage, Piringer said in a tweet Saturday afternoon.
At least 30 residents of the building will be temporarily displaced due to smoke or water damage.
“The Red Cross has been called in along with our Department of Health and Human Services Emergency Management Group to assist those residents. It appears as though at least, temporarily, initially, about 30 apartments (and) 30 residents will be affected,” Piringer told WTOP.
A senior living facility in Cocoa suffered a fire in its second story on Saturday.
The fire occurred on the 1000 block of Clearlake Road in Cocoa, according to the American Red Cross.
Authorities said a sprinkler system put out the fire, but there was water damage and 30 people were displaced.
The Red Cross said no temporary shelter was needed, but that cards were handed out for use of a hotel night if people needed it.
Fire sprinklers extinguished a fire at a Manhattan retirement home Saturday afternoon.
The Manhattan Fire Department says crews were dispatched at 1:03 p.m. on Saturday afternoon, Feb. 26, to Meadowlark Retirement Community at 2221 Meadowlark Road for a report of a fire alarm with a smell of smoke.
Upon arrival, crews found a two-story residential building that had a dryer fire in the basement.
Manhattan Fire says the fire was controlled by the fire sprinkler system and crews finished the blaze off.
The fire cause has been noted as accidental due to overheating of material in the dryer.
No injuries were reported and all residents are able to remain in the building.
MFD says a total of 16 firefighters responded on 4 fire apparatuses with the last units clearing at around 3:00 p.m.
The loss is estimated at $8,000 to contents and $4,000 to the structure.
Manhattan Fire says the owner is listed as Manhattan Retirement Foundation Inc. of the same address.
Please contact Deputy Chief Ryan Almes, Manhattan Fire Department, at 785-587-4508 with any questions.
The fire took place on a stove at the home on Northwest 12th Street near North Harvey Avenue.
As the sprinklers took out the fire, fire officials said the home suffered extensive floor damage to the bottom floor of the multi-story complex.
Fire crews needed help removing residents from the building. Embark sent a bus to the home so residents had a place to sit as firefighters entered the structure.
One person was taken to a local hospital for further evaluation due to possible smoke inhalation.
The Oklahoma City Fire Department said the damage displaced living spaces for two of the home’s residents.
