The patient, who received first- and second-degree burns, was transferred to another facility for treatment. She was the only person injured in the fire, according to the report. Other patients in the emergency center were moved by staff to other areas of the hospital.
The fire was reported to the Troy Fire Department about 10 p.m. Sunday. Hospital security reported smoke and sprinkler activation. There was smoke, but no fire, by the time the fire department arrived, the newspaper reported.
Fire investigators have labeled the incident suspicious, the newspaper reported.
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