Update: Sprinkler System Gets Credit for Putting Out Gulf Haven Fire

Update May 8, 8:50 a.m.: Pasco County is reporting that the fire at Gulf Haven is out. The building’s sprinkler system took care of the blaze. Further information is not yet available.

Earlier:

Pasco County Fire Rescue is on the scene of a reported commercial structure fire at Gulf Haven assisted living, 6343 Rowan Road.

Initial reports indicate a fire broke out caused by an electrical heater on the building’s first floor, Pasco County spokesman Doug Tobin wrote in an email to media.

Units on the scene have not reported any signs of smoke or fire, Tobin noted, but an evacuation is in progress as a precaution.

No further details are available at this time.

Stay with Patch for updates as they become available.

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