Crews arrived on scene and encountered the fire in the facility’s laundry room where it was contained by the fire sprinkler system,
No injuries and little damage are being reported as of late Tuesday.
Firefighters remained on scene searching for any remaining fire, venting smoke and checking the sprinkler system.
“Although the fire was limited, our department will continue to remain on scene and work with Medilodge staff to get back to normal,” said the department’s Twitter feed.
A long-term care home in Brentwood Bay was damaged by a fire Monday night.
The Central Sannich Fire Department received the call at 9:30 p.m. for a structure fire. Additional crews from North Saanich and Sidney were called in to assist.
The fire was contained to one room thanks to the sprinkler system but the water did cause damage to the rest of the care home.
“The immediate challenges with this fire were it’s a multi-unit building and with the occupants that are in there are not very mobile. So our priority was to make sure they were safe and out of harm’s way and to also stop the flow of water and clear the building of smoke,” said Chris Vrabel, Central Saanich Fire chief.
Brentwood House provides care for dementia patients and is temporarily closed while the damage is dealt with, displacing 17 patients.
Residents were taken to a nearby facility and family members were contacted. Island Health found temporary homes for those in need.
The cause of the fire was determined to be a space heater.
There is no word to when the care home will re-open.
Some residents of a south side Fargo nursing home were moved to an adjoining chapel Thursday afternoon while fire crews battled a blaze that started in the attic area. Elim Campus Pastor David Juve told KFGO radio that state officials will coordinate the eventual move of the displaced residents to temporary facilities.
The fire at the Elim Rehab and Care Center was called in about 3:15 p.m.. Witnesses say flames were shooting from the roof and smoke could be seen from several blocks away.
Authorities say natural gas fed the flames until the gas was shut off. Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen credited a sprinkler system and fire doors for helping to contain the fire.
The investigation into the fire could take some time, Dirksen said.
A cooking fire at an Oceanside senior community displaced eight to 10 residents, Saturday night.
The residents were displaced because of water damage from the sprinklers that put the fire out, officials said.
The fire broke out at the three-story Lil’ Jackson Senior Community on Lake Boulevard around 7:20 p.m.
A cooking fire in a unit on the second floor triggered the sprinkler system and put out the flames before they spread.
Crews shut off the sprinklers when they arrived, but it was too late. Water pooling in the unit began seeping through the ceiling into the units on the ground-floor.
The Red Cross was called in to help the eight to 10 residents who were displaced by the fire and water damage.
One resident was evaluated by paramedics, but didn’t need to go to the hospital, officials said.
The fire began around 7 p.m. on the fourth floor of the Masten Towers on Broadway Plaza and Fresno Street, across from the Crest Theatre. The 11-story building houses low-income seniors and adults with mobility impairments.
No one was hurt in the fire.
The sprinkler system turned on and doused the flames, and firefighters were primarily working on salvaging the other apartments around it from water damage, according to Battalion Chief Thomas Cope.
Six to eight units were not in livable condition, and Cope believes only one person lived in each unit. Those people are being moved by management to other units in the building.
Several people self-evacuated after firefighters were called. The person who lived in the apartment where the fire started was not home at the time, Cope said.
Long Beach firefighters are working to mop up the mess and minimize water damage after the sprinkler system went off and doused the fire, fire department spokesman Brian Fisk said.
The fire was out by the time firefighters arrived, but there was a lot of smoke, Fisk said. The structure was not on fire, only contents inside one unit were, but Fisk did not have details on where exactly the fire was inside the unit.
The complex, on Long Beach Boulevard and 21st Street, has 49 affordable apartments for seniors, according to its website.
A trash compactor fire was extinguished in a New Canaan Avenue facility on Saturday, officials said.
Firefighters responded around 4 p.m. to Broad River Homes, an assisted living facility at 108 New Canaan Ave. for a report of a fire in the trash compactor, Assistant Fire Chief Chris King said.
The fire was contained to the trash container and chute thanks to an activated sprinkler head. Fire department personnel completed putting out the flames that remained.
Many residents self-evacuated the building after the fire alarm sounded and were later taken to the second floor community room because of the cold weather.
Residents who couldn’t self-evacuate were checked on by fire personnel to ensure their safety.
Firefighters ventilated the building, and all occupants were able to return to their apartments.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Sandy Roberts of the Fire Department said firefighters were initially called to the facility, at 2445 Geary St. SE, by an automated alarm. However, staff at the facility thought it was a false alarm and called the department and told them to disregard the call, she said.
Staff eventually realized there was a fire and called the department again. The fire crews were called out for a structure fire at 10:36 p.m. Roberts said the building was equipped with sprinklers, which activated and extinguished the fire.
“It’s an excellent case showing why sprinkler systems are incredibly useful,” she said.
Roberts said the fire appears to have been started by a nightlight that fell onto a resident’s bed. The department is treating it as an accidental fire.
Albany fire personnel evaluated the resident in the unit that caught fire, but did not transport the resident to a hospital. The resident was not displaced by the fire, she said.
Roberts added that no fire personnel were injured by the fire, but a wing of the facility suffered extensive smoke and water damage.
She added that in cases of fire alarm activation, the safest option is to let firefighters come and make sure there is no fire.
“The best rule of thumb is to let us come when you have a fire alarm,” she said.
“The automatic fire sprinkler system had extinguished most of the fire before we arrived,” said Captain David Rodriguez, “limiting fire damage to the one room.”
The fire was discovered by a nurse’s aide when the sprinkler system activated and triggered the buildings fire alarm system.
The aide was able to evacuate the resident from the room and unplugged the HVAC unit, which appeared to be the cause of the fire, stated the SFD press release.
“This was an amazing success story,” said Fire Marshal Jon Davis in the press release. “A working fire sprinkler system, combined with a well-trained staff and a quick response by firefighters resulted in the best possible outcome.”
“I have no doubt that without all of those elements coming together, the outcome would have resulted in injury or death to occupants of the building and damage to the structure would have been extensive.” said Davis, “Incidents like this really highlight how a comprehensive fire safety strategy can benefit a community.”
Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office Deputies along with YCSO Search & Rescue members and Sedona Police Department assisted at the scene with the temporary evacuation of residents from the wing of the building where the fire occurred. Approximately 20 residents were displaced for a couple of hours and the resident of the room where the fire occurred, had to be relocated to another room while theirs is repaired.
Sedona Fire District investigators determined that the fire started when the in-room, wall mounted HVAC unit malfunctioned.
There were no injuries reported and damage is estimated at $20,000, the SFD press release said.
The post noted that Fire Chief Frank Owens said the fire was under control but that the building received a considerable amount of smoke.
“Ambulances are being staged but no injuries are reported at this time,” the post noted.
Walnut Ridge Mayor Charles Snapp said authorities got a call around 8:10 p.m. Friday from an employee at the nursing home about a dryer on fire.
Snapp said the sprinkler system was activated and put out the fire, which was contained to the laundry room.
No evacuation was needed and crews are working to clean up the area now, Snapp said.
Officials also said Walnut Ridge police is at the scene and that officials are asking people to avoid the area, if at all possible.