WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — A boiler explosion burned two contractors and forced about 60 residents to evacuate an assisted living home on Monday.
Residents, many of them in wheelchairs, left the building at 1866 San Miguel Drive as emergency crews responded just before 2 p.m., according to reports.
Firefighters received reports of a boiler explosion that sparked a small fire. The fire remained confined to the boiler room, and the facility's sprinklers activated, ABC7 News reported.
The two contractors were working on the boiler when they suffered burns, officials said.
Residents returned inside after the emergency appeared to be under control, according to NBC News Bay Area.
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