Fire Burns 10 Rooms In Riverside Senior Living Center

RIVERSIDE, CA — A sprinkler system at a senior assisted living center in Riverside extinguished a couch fire Sunday but also flooded a hallway, causing water damage to approximately 10 rooms, authorities said.

A resident suffered a minor injury, falling while trying to evacuate. Paramedics took that person to a hospital in stable condition, said Riverside Fire Department Battalion Chief Pat Hopkins.

Firefighters were dispatched to the 5200 block of Central Avenue at about 1:05 a.m. Sunday, Hopkins said. They discovered that a couch had been on fire in a hallway.

The fire was put out by the sprinkler system, but not before it flooded the hallway and inflicted water damage to approximately 10 rooms, he said.

"The sprinkler system was shut off and crews performed water salvage operations," he said. "The facility made arrangements for alternative housing for 10 displaced residents."