Assisted living patients get smoky start to midweek
Published 10:23 am Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- PHOTO BY BRETT CAMPBELL A smoke scare at Trend Health and Rehab Wednesday brought firefighters to secure the scene.
A smoking door led to the temporary evacuation of patients at a Brookhaven senior living facility Wednesday morning.
Emergency personnel responded to Trend Health and Rehab on Brookman Drive around 9:30 a.m. after an electric door apparently sparked and began smoking.
Trend employees quickly moved patients to safety in the facility’s courtyard, as firefighters assessed the situation and cleared the smoke.
By 9:55 a.m., only the Fire Department inspector remained on the scene as patients were prepped to be returned to their rooms.
No one was injured.