DANVILLE - A small fire caused by a welding torch in a room that is under construction at Geisinger Medical Center was quickly extinguished Monday.
The (Bloomsburg) Press Enterprise reported no one had to be evacuated when the fire broke out on the fifth floor of the Bush Pavilion. There were no patients or staff on the floor, and no one was in any danger, Geisinger spokesman Mike Ferlazzo said.
Mahoning Township Department Fire Chief Leslie Young told The Press Enterprise a welding torch ignited insulation inside a wall. Firefighters tore the wall apart to locate the insulation, used a water extinguisher and then vented smoke from the area.
The fire alarm was sounded at 11:30 a.m., and it was extinguished by noon.