Bayside Assisted-Living Facility Evacuated After Kitchen Fire
No injuries reported in blaze, which caused about $50,000 in damage to the Elizabeth Residence on Port Washington Road.
A Bayside assisted-living facility was evacuated Monday afternoon after smoke from a kitchen fire filled part of the building, fire officials said. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which occurred at about 2:30 p.m. in a second-floor units of the Elizabeth Residence, 9279 N. Port Washington Road, the North Shore Fire Department said. Although the fire was quickly extinguished by the facility's sprinkler system, there was still smoke throughout several corridors of the building, so authorities decided to evacuate all residents and staff from the building, the department said. The fire caused about $50,000 worth of damage to the bulding and contents of the unit, the department said. There was moderate fire damage to the kitchen as well…
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Tiffany Martin
5:10 pm on Thursday, February 21, 2013
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