FARGO (KFGO-AM) -- A patient and a staff member were injured in a small fire in the patient's room at Sanford's main hospital campus in downtown Fargo. The patient remains hospitalized. The staff member was treated, but not admitted to the hospital.
Firefighters responded to the call just before 5:30 a.m. Thursday. Hospital officials say that 10 patients were evacuated from nearby rooms and staffers had the fire out when firefighters arrived on scene.
Hospital officials say privacy laws prohibit them from releasing condition reports for the patient or staff member.
Fargo Fire Chief Steve Dirksen says the fire appears to have started in or near the bed in the single room. He says the cause is "fairly obvious'' but an official report will not be issued for at least three days.