LAFD Successfully Handles Hospital Fire
A fire in a hospital, nursing home, or elderly housing unit would be a real challenge. The Los Angeles Fire Department responded to a fire in a hospital yesterday and they did a great job (from LAFD News & Information).
Ascending to the fourth floor via the stairways, Firefighters encountered a considerable amount of heavy smoke banked down below waist in the hallway leading to the fire room.
Using handlines, Firefighters aggressively attacked the fire confining it to the one room and preventing fire spread to other portion of the floor. The fire was extinguished in approximately twenty minutes.
Due to pre-existing medical condition of many patients in the Medical Center, most were immediately evacuated to a treatment area on the first floor by Firefighters for assessment and as a safety precaution. Others were sheltered in place until the incident was completely under control and then assessed.
No injuries and limited structural damages. Read the whole thing and follow the links to see video. The list of responding units is pretty impressive too.
