Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Lompoc, CA – Sprinkler systems keeps fire at nursing home from spreading July 26, 2016 viking210 The spontaneous combustion of rags used to clean kitchen grease is what caused a fire at a Lompoc nursing home Sunday night, according to the Lompoc Fire Department. Firefighters responded at about 7:42 p.m. to the location on the 1400 block of West North Avenue and assisted staff and police with the evacuation of the 60 patients, fire officials say. The fire was reportedly contained to the laundry room and a fire sprinkler system is being credited for keeping the flames from spreading. Patients and staff were allowed back inside while crews worked to put out the flames and remove smoke and water from the building. Damage is estimated at $2,000. No one was injured. The executive director of the facility says operations have returned to normal. Crews from Santa Barbara County and Vandenberg fire departments also assisted.
