Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Santa Cruz, CA – Laundry room fire at assisted living center held in check by sprinkler system June 30, 2016 viking210 Residents of Paradise Villa Assisted Living on 17th Avenue were evacuated Monday morning after a fire broke out in a laundry room. No one was injured, said Central Fire Battalion Chief Jeff Breasher. The blaze started about 9:55 a.m. at the two-story complex at 2177 17th Ave. in Live Oak. Residents were evacuated as thick smoke spread from a laundry room, Breasher said. Firefighters found a clothes dryer on fire. “The automatic fire sprinkler system activated and held the fire in check until the firefighters could finish extinguishing the flames,” Breasher said. It took about 15 minutes to contain the blaze and 30 minutes to fully control it, Breasher said. Members of the American Red Cross of the Central Coast provided shade tents and drinking water to 23 residents and nine employees who were evacuated, Breasher said. Firefighters removed smoke and water from the building and residents were allowed to return. Firefighters continued to investigate the exact cause of the fire on Tuesday. Santa Cruz Fire, the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office, American Medical Response, California Highway Patrol and PG&E also responded.
