Nursing Home/Senior Living, Residential Sprinklers prove effectiveness in nursing home fire (Pleasanton, CA) September 17, 2013 viking210 Fire crews responded to a two-alarm fire at a nursing home on Sunday, September 15 evening. The fire, which began in the laundry room, was contained by the nursing home’s fire sprinkler system until the firefighters arrived to extinguish it. Residents safely evacuated the building and all but three rooms were re-opened within an hour and a half. No injuries were reported.