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Fire at Rogers senior living facility caused by cigarette, fire chief says

Officials say a fire was reported on the third floor of Morada Senior Living in Rogers.

ROGERS, Ark. — Fire crews responded to the scene of a fire at Morada Senior Living located at the 2500 block of N 22nd St. around 6 a.m. in Rogers on Wednesday.

According to the Rogers Fire Department, they responded to an alarm fire where the arriving crews reported a fire on the third floor. No injuries have been reported and there is little smoke damage, officials say.

Rogers Fire Chief Tom Jenkins said the sprinkler system helped contain the fire and firefighters completed extinguishment upon arrival. The cause of the fire was cigarettes that were improperly discarded. 

A burn ban was issued for Benton County on Wednesday. 

RFD is on the scene of a 2nd alarm fire at senior citizen’s living facility in the 2500-block of North 22nd Street. The...

Posted by Rogers Fire Department on Wednesday, December 28, 2022

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