Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinklers control fire at assisted living facility (Mystic, CT) October 9, 2013 viking210 An early morning fire on October 7 brought the Mystic Fire Department to an assisted living facility. According to reports, a malfunctioning heating pad caused a mattress to catch fire, and the building’s fire sprinkler contained the fire to that room until fire crews extinguished the remaining flames. All of the residents were able to evacuate safely and without injury.