Official gives update on fire at Corewell Health

An issue with an HVAC system was not going the reason for the fireplace that broke out Monday at Corewell Well being Care Heart in Rochester Hills, as beforehand suspected, Assistant Fireplace Chief Ann Echols informed The Oakland Press a number of hours later.

No accidents have been reported within the hearth, however because of this all occupants have been evacuated from the constructing, positioned at 6700 Rochester Street.

Echols stated the reason for the fireplace stays below investigation, however “it was in all probability not the HVAC system.” On Monday afternoon, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Workplace informed The Oakland Press that it was believed the roof caught hearth whereas contractors have been engaged on the HVAC unit on the roof.

Echols stated firefighters have been dispatched shortly earlier than 12:30 a.m. Monday. Lower than 20 minutes after they arrived, the fireplace was below management, she stated.

The Oakland Press reached out to Corewell Well being for extra info and acquired this assertion: “We’re grateful nobody was injured. The protection of our group members and sufferers stays our high precedence as we work intently with the Rochester Hills Fireplace Division and native authorities to be taught extra. On account of injury to the constructing, all present appointments within the constructing for the following two weeks are canceled and sufferers can be contacted about rescheduling as quickly as potential.”

Mutual help companions responded each to the scene and to the Rochester Hills hearth stations to reply common calls, Echols added.

The hearth triggered a short lived closure of a stretch of Rochester Street so firefighters may entry a fireplace hydrant, Echols stated.