MOUNT CARMEL - Nursing staff used a fire extinguisher to put out a fire that started at an outlet in a patient's room at Mount Carmel Nursing and Rehabilitation Center early Monday morning, according to Kevin Mains, assistant chief at Beaverdale Fire Company.
Units were dispatched at 2:54 a.m. for a reported building fire. Firefighters arrived and found an outlet on fire. Nursing staff had used an extinguisher to contain the fire to one room and evacuated the hall where the room was located.
Crews from Atlas, Beaverdale, Strong, Anthracite Truck 2 and AREA services handled the call.
There was minor damage to the wall around the outlet.
Firefighters were on the call for two hours.