One person was transported to hospital for precautionary reasons following a fire at a Bradford seniors complex Monday night.
Bradford Fire and Emergency Services crews were called to 100 Miller Park Ave. shortly after 10 p.m. They arrived on scene to find a fire in the bedroom of a third-floor unit.
The department says there was one person in the apartment and they were taken by County of Simcoe paramedics to hospital.
“Sprinklers helped contain the fire to the room of origin,” Fire Chief Michael Rozario said Tuesday morning. “There is water damage in several units below.”
The affordable-housing complex is operated by the Simcoe County Housing Corporation, a division of the County of Simcoe.
Rozario says affected residents are receiving support from the county.
County social housing director Brad Spiewak says water from the sprinkler system damaged three other units, but no residents were displaced.
"Our building fire systems were immediately activated containing the fire to one unit," he said. "One resident stayed offsite to allow for further cleanup. Social services staff were on-site until Tuesday morning for clean up and to ensure the safety of all residents and work continues today and into this week. All efforts are being made to move affected residents back into their unit as quickly as possible.
"Thankfully, no residents reported serious injury."
