Fire Sprinkler Controls Fire in Assisted Living Facility

June 18, 2025
PEORIA, ILLINOIS – Fire sprinklers controlled a fire in a room in a single-story assisted living facility. When crews from the Peoria Fire Department arrived at the scene, residents were exiting the building. Crews assisted one occupant out of the building. Fire sprinklers controlled the fire until crews extinguished the remaining fire. The facility has 76 patient rooms with more than 130 residents. No injuries were reported.

SOURCE: Battalion Chief Jeff Hascall, Peoria Fire Department, press release