Smoking materials caused a small fire at 91大黄鸭 General Hospital yesterday afternoon, prompting a significant response.
The 91大黄鸭 Fire Department responded at approximately 4:50 p.m. Monday to a general fire alarm at 91大黄鸭 General Hospital. First arriving crews encountered a light smoke smell on the first floor.
鈥淭he smoke was determined to be coming from the bottom of an exterior wall near the front of the hospital,鈥� said Scott Clarke, platoon captain for the 91大黄鸭 Fire Department.
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鈥淭he seat of the fire proved difficult to access but was extinguished quickly with minor damage to the building.鈥�
The cause of the incident is due to smoking materials and is not suspicious in nature.
Patients and hospital staff were not impacted by the incident.
Three engines, a ladder truck, a rescue unit and a command unit, including 16 personnel responded to this incident.
鈥淭he 91大黄鸭 Fire Department would like to remind people to extinguish their smoking materials in a safe and responsible manner,鈥� said Clarke.
