Elderly residents evacuated to pub following fire
Published Date:
08 May 2008
Elderly residents at St Leonard's Court Care Home, in Mundford, had to be evacuated after a fire earlier today.
Residents and carers evacuated to their fire safety point - at the Crown Inn pub where food and drink was laid on for them.
Thetford firefighters tackled the small fire in the stairwell following a call at 10am.
A spokeswoman for the home said all 25 residents were evacuated.
She said: "Nobody was hurt. It looks like it was caused by a faulty light fitting that dropped on to the carpet. It was an internal stairwell between two fire doors, it was contained and there was minimal damage."
The full article contains 113 words and appears in Bury Free Press newspaper.
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Last Updated:
12 May 2008 9:16 AM
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Source:
Bury Free Press
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Location:
Bury St Edmunds
