Elderly residents safe after fire strikes facility
Six elderly residents of a board-and-care facility were evacuated Saturday after a pan of oil caught fire and scorched their single-story home, officials said.
Three dozen firefighters doused the blaze in the 24300 block of Lysanda Drive as two staff members ushered out three men and three women in their 70s and 80s.
The fire, which was under control in 16 minutes, wreaked $700,000 in damage, officials said. One staffer was treated at the scene for smoke inhalation.
The residents were being taken to other facilities run by Rainbow Cottage, the company that managed the burned facility, officials said.
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