FARMINGTON — Patients and staff were evacuated from a Farmington nursing home Sunday afternoon after a fire broke out in the facility’s laundry room.
Farmington fire Lt. Tim Hardy said the blaze broke out about 3:18 p.m. Sunday at the Sandy River Center on Route 133, also known as Livermore Falls Road. Hardy said officials believe an industrial dryer in facility’s laundry room malfunctioned and caught fire.
He said the fire was contained to the laundry room area thanks to the nursing center’s sprinkler system. Crews arrived on scene within minutes and put out the fire inside the dryer.
Hardy said 81 patients were evacuated as a result of the blaze. All residents were able to return to their rooms by Sunday evening except for those living in the wing where the laundry room is located. He said that section of the building sustained smoke and water damage. Displaced residents were moved to other areas of the facility while crews cleaned up.
Hardy said about 60 firefighters from Farmington, Wilton, Jay, Strong, Chesterville, East Dixfield, Temple and New Sharon arrived on scene to assist.
Staff writer Ann Bryant contributed to this story.
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- Residents of Sandy River Nursing Care Center on Franklin Road in Farmington were evacuated about 3:30 p.m. Sunday due to a fire in the laundry room area. More residents and staff were outside near the main door as they waited for firefighters to clear the area.
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- Residents of Sandy River Nursing Care Center on Franklin Road in Farmington were evacuated about 3:30 p.m. Sunday due to a fire in the laundry room area.
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- Mutual aid from several towns quickly responded to a laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Sandy River Nursing Care Center in Farmington. Sprinklers contained the fire. “It’s nice not to be needed,” Strong firefighter Aaron Marden said as the Strong crew prepared to leave.
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- Mutual aid from several towns quickly responded to a laundry room fire Sunday afternoon at Sandy River Nursing Care Center in Farmington. Sprinklers contained the fire. “It’s nice not to be needed,” said Strong firefighter Aaron Marden as the Strong crew prepared to leave.
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- Residents of Sandy River Nursing Care Center on Franklin Road in Farmington were evacuated about 3:30 p.m. Sunday due to a fire in the laundry room area.
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