Sprinkler system puts out fire at Minnesota Veterans Home in Fergus Falls

FERGUS FALLS, MINN (KFGO) – The Fergus Falls Fire Department says a sprinkler system contained a fire at the Minnesota Veterans Home.

Water sprinklers and a heat detector alarm went off in the northeast wing of the building and staff quickly moved residents to another part of the building.

Firefighters and police arrived and discovered the fire was in a laundry room and had been put out by the sprinkler system. The fire started in a ceiling ventilation fan. Arriving crews shut down the sprinkler system and worked to ventilate smoke from the building. No one was hurt

The area had minor fire damage and moderate water damage. An estimate of damage was not available.

The fire was reported around 1 p.m. Saturday.