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Aged Care Facility Fire in North Adelaide Leaves One in Hospital

A fire broke out at an aged care facility in North Adelaide, prompting a response from 34 firefighters. One person was taken to hospital with a head laceration.

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By Staff Reporter
News reporter · Updated about 4 hours ago

One person has been taken to hospital with a head laceration after a fire broke out at an aged care facility in North Adelaide today.

The blaze at Helping Hand on Buxton Street was reported at 12:30pm, prompting a response from 34 firefighters across 12 appliances.

Quick Response Contained the Fire

MFS's Nicolle Bradley said the quick action from emergency crews located a fire on the ground floor and brought it under control within 15 minutes.

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