The Joplin Fire Department responded to a small fire at a Joplin nursing home on August 27, evacuating and evaluating more than 100 residents.
At 10:31 am, the Joplin 911 Center received a call reporting an active fire alarm at the Westgate at Wildwood skilled nursing facility located at 3130 S. John Duffy Drive. Joplin Fire units immediately responded and while responding, information was received that additional alarms were activated and that a nurse pull station alarm had been activated. The first fire unit arrived in less than three minutes and discovered smoke in the building with staff members evacuating the structure. Fire personnel located the source of the smoke to be coming from a resident room and appeared to be electrical in nature.
Additional Joplin Fire units and METS Ambulance personnel arrived and assisted in the evacuation and evaluation of the 102 residents that were in the facility. The source of the smoke was located and extinguished. The cause of the fire was an electrical malfunction with an oxygen concentrator. There were no injuries to patients or staff. One employee was evaluated by medical personnel but declined to be transported.
The Joplin Fire Department would like to commend the staff of Westgate at Wildwood in their quick actions to ensure that all residents remained safe during this event, as well as the assistance they provided the Fire Department throughout the incident.
Reference:
Joplin Fire Department
417.623.0403
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