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UPDATED Sep 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Sep 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM ET
Neighbors help evacuate seniors after Glendale fire
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A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Glendale on Friday, gutting the home and displacing residents. Seven people were hospitalized as a precaution, and neighbors helped evacuate elderly residents as flames and heavy smoke engulfed the building near Mountain Street and Allen Avenue.
WHO: Two nurses and six elderly patients were inside when the fire started; neighbors Alex Bazinyan and his teenage brother Narek Bazinyan helped evacuate residents; firefighters responded.
WHAT: Fire damaged an assisted living facility, prompting evacuation and precautionary hospitalization of residents.
WHEN: Reported Sep 12, 2026 at 3:48 AM ET
WHERE: Glendale, California
WHY: The cause of the fire hasn't been reported yet.
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