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CLEARFIELD -- A sprinkler system helped control a fire at an assisted living center in Clearfield Tuesday night.
Firefighters say an electrical fire began in a clothes dryer in one of the back rooms of the Chancellor Garden Assisted Living Center around 11:30 p.m. Staff at the center evacuated more than 100 residents as a precaution.
Crews say the overhead sprinkler system contained the fire and they put it out quickly.
Guido Smith, the acting spokesman for the North Davis Fire District, says, "There's no question that this fire was halted due to an installed sprinkler system. (It was) definitely a lifesaver here tonight."
