Fireplace breaks out at Delray Seashore nursing house

DELRAY BEACH — {An electrical} fireplace broke out in an elevator mechanical room at a nursing house in Delray Seashore, prompting a partial evacuation of the constructing Friday night.

The fireplace alarm rang out on the Abbey Delray South nursing house at 1717 Homewood Blvd. shortly earlier than 5 p.m., stated Dani Moschella, a spokesperson for Delray Seashore Fireplace Rescue.

The ability’s sprinkler system rapidly managed the flames, Moschella stated. The fireplace was contained to the mechanical room, fireplace officers stated in a Tweet.

Firefighters went door-to-door contained in the constructing to examine for residents, and some from the four-story constructing’s first flooring have been evacuated as a result of smoke and water from the sprinklers.

Nobody was injured, and the residents will be capable to return to their models, Moschella stated.