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Woodcrest Center Care One

Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized
Small Fire At New Milford Nursing Home Forces Evacuation; Staffers Hospitalized The residents of a New Milford care facility were safely removed after a small but smoky fire broke out Thursday morning, Chief of Police Brian Clancy said.  Police responded to Woodcrest Center Care One on River Road at about 9 a.m. on a report of fire on the second floor. Officers Darrell Marshall and William Reardon, along with staff, helped get a number of disabled patients out safely, Clancy said.  The small fire, which started on a bed and spread to a wall, was extinguished by the facility's sprinkler system and contained to a single room, Clancy said. The room was empty whe…