No Injuries Reported at Nursing Home Fire

CLEVELAND, Ga. – White County Fire Department with automatic aid from the City of Cleveland Fire Department responded to a fire at the Friendship Nursing Home, 161 Friendship Road Sunday evening.

No fire or smoke was visible from the exterior of the building when the first units arrived. However, there was smoke inside. Nursing home personnel were already in the process of moving residents to safety. Firefighters discovered the source of the small fire was a fan in the storage room. It was quickly extinguished and the fire crew conducted a further investigation.

The nursing home staff contacted an electrician which concluded that the building was safe for the residents to return.  There was one minor injury to a staff member that had inhaled some smoke who did not require transport to the hospital.

Firefighters were on scene for 2 ½ hours.