Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residence Hall/Dormitory Springdale, PA – Early morning fire in senior high-rise apartment building limited by sprinkler system; No serious injuries reported April 9, 2016 viking210 Residents of an apartment building in Springdale was evacuated Thursday morning, when fire broke out on the sixth floor. Firefighters were called to Springdale Manor on Pittsburgh Street shortly before 6 a.m. Channel 11’s Jennifer Tomazic reports that a man was trapped inside the apartment where the fire started. He was rescued and did not suffer serious injuries. About 30 people were initially evacuated due to the fire. When the sprinkler system did not shut off, many apartments sustained water damage and all residents were evacuated. “The pressure in the sprinkler system was so great it was blowing the wedges back out of the sprinkler heads,” Springdale Assistant Fire Chief Dan Copeland said. “My cupboards on the first floor are full, my kitchen floor, the living room rug,” resident Joyce Bash said. Many of the evacuated residents were taken by bus to the borough building.
