By Associated Press - Wednesday, March 29, 2017

QUAKERTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Authorities evacuated 110 residents from a Bucks County nursing home because of a malfunctioning sprinkler system.

WPVI-TV (https://6abc.cm/2nzzzEm ) reports it happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Independence Nursing Home in Quakertown.

Many of the residents needed wheelchairs or canes to get out of the nursing home.



No one was injured.

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Information from: WPVI-TV, https://www.6abc.com

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