Bradford Heights Nursing and Rehabilitation was damaged in a fire early Friday morning, but luckily no one was injured in the blaze.Â
According to Hopkinsville Fire and EMS Captain Payton Rogers, the call came in around 4:45 a.m. of a fire inside a bedroom at the nursing home. Crews arrived to find the fire inside one of the residents’ bedrooms in the 300 hall and staff were actively evacuating everyone on that hall. Firefighters immediately began helping with the evacuation.
The fire was contained to the bedroom, but the whole wing sustained damage from the sprinkler system.
A total of 16 patients were evacuated, and one adult female was transported to Jennie Stuart Medical Center for chest pains. Several staff members were evaluated for smoke inhalation, but none required transport.
No injuries were reported that were related to the fire. The cause of the blaze is believed to have begun due to an issue with the room’s wall-mounted heating and cooling unit.