No injuries reported after smoke fills hospice care facility in Victorville
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (VVNG.com) — Victorville City Fire Department responded to a smoke-filled hospice care facility Wednesday.
It was reported initially as a fire at about 3:20 p.m. on April 10, 2019, in the 17200 block of Jasmine Street near Industrial Center Drive.
When firefighters arrived they located smoke coming from the inside of unit #104, at the Kindred Hospice care facility.
Everyone in the building had already been evacuated before firefighters arrived, scanner traffic reported.
Firefighters made roof access to find a control panel and determined the smoke was coming from an HVAC system – Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning System.
The system was successfully shut off and it was determined not to be a fire.
On Friday afternoon, a representative from Kindred Hospice told Victor Valley News that there were no injuries reported and they are back open.
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