Quick-thinking staff commended following fire at west end nursing home
Posted Jun 18, 2014 06:37:12 AM.
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OTTAWA – The staff at Extendicare Starwood is being commended for their quick actions when a fire broke out at the Nepean residence Tuesday.
Fire crews were called to the multi-level long-term care home when blaze broke out just before 9 p.m.
Staff and fire crews were able to move all 189 residents to an unaffected part of the building while they extinguished the fire.
Two OC Transpo buses were on scene in case the residents needed to be evacuated from the building.
There were no injuries and the fire is under investigation.
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