HAMPTON, Va. — More than 70 residents and two staff members were evacuated from a Hampton assisted living facility early Saturday morning after a fire, according to the Hampton Division of Fire and Rescue.
Crews were called to the Golden Years Assisted Living Facility on Hunt Club Boulevard around 4:30 a.m. for a fire alarm. When firefighters arrived, they found smoke inside the building. Residents and staff were moved to the nearby Northampton Community Center for safety.
Fire officials said two people were taken to Sentara CarePlex Hospital for injuries not related to the fire.
The fire was contained to a single room at the end of one residential wing and was extinguished by the facility’s automatic sprinkler system. Officials said half of the building has been deemed safe, but residents will not return until the fire alarm and suppression systems are fully restored.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
