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SAINT MARY'S SACRED HEART HOSPITAL: Fire In The Attic: Nightmare scenario prevented by St. Mary’s Highland Hills staff

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Saint Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital issued the following announcement on Jan. 6. 

Fire In The Attic: Nightmare scenario prevented by St. Mary’s Highland Hills staff

On the blazing hot morning of July 15, 2021, the worst nightmare of every senior living community erupted at St. Mary’s Highland Hills Village: fire.

It was about 10 a.m., and a contractor was on-site to install a powered roof vent above the assisted living area’s entrance hallway. At about 10:10, maintenance manager Brian Colley received an urgent call from the contractor: sparks at the worksite had ignited insulation in the attic. Brian grabbed a ladder and a fire extinguisher and rushed to the hallway beneath the worksite. As Brian hurried up the ladder, his colleague, Chris Childs, sounded the facility alarm and called 911.

Read the story at https://bit.ly/3pUCPKG

Original source can be found here.

Source:  Saint Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital

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