Adult Care/Rehab Center, Hospital/Care Facility Sprinkler activates in fire at adult group home (East Providence, RI) November 13, 2014 viking210 A fire forced the evacuation of an adult group home Thursday night. The fire at 803 Willett Avenue began shortly before 8 p.m. in a second-floor closet, setting off the sprinkler system, the city’s fire marshal, Capt. Kenneth P. Botelho, said. Thirteen occupants – 11 residents and two staffers – had safely evacuated the building by the time firefighters arrived, he said. The occupants were relocated to another group home in Warren. The building is temporarily uninhabitable due to water damage from the sprinkler, Botelho said, but there was no structural damage. The cause of the fire is under investigation, he said.
