Idaho care facilities sprinkler system failed during fire

The fire likely started in the facility’s attic and might have been sparked by a malfunctioning light fixture


The sprinkler system failed during a recent fire at the Safe Haven Care Center in Pocatello, Idaho. The facility was cited for various operational problems in the past, according to an article on the Idaho State Journal website.

State investigators are working with the building owner and the building occupant’s insurance company to determine the cause of the fire.

The fire likely started in the facility’s attic and might have been sparked by a malfunctioning light fixture. The Safe Haven Care Center was equipped with sprinklers, but fire officials said that none of them activated during the fire.

Though none of the medical facility’s 49 patients were injured in the fire, several suffered from smoke inhalation while being evacuated from the burning building.

Read the article.

 

 



November 28, 2017



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