Firefighters battled a fire Thursday morning at a nursing home in Somerset. Crews were called at 3:30 a.m. to Somerset Ridge Center on Brayton Road, where arriving firefighters encountered flames in an empty community room on the second floor. All of the residents were able to get out, and no injuries were reported.
Somerset Fire Department Chief Jamison Barros said fast-acting staff helped keep the situation from being worse. “The staff basically sheltered in place and protected the residents today. Had they not done a fantastic job, we could have had quite a few patients from smoke inhalation and other injuries, so I do commend the staff,” Barros said. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
