Fire damages new veterans home in Enterprise

Fire damaged some of the new State Veterans Home in Enterprise./Source: EQB View

An early evening fire has damaged some of the new veterans home in Enterprise.

The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs says a fire started around 5:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home.

ADVA officials say the fire was maintained to the exterior roof on the back portion of the building and did not direct impact of the residents’ neighborhoods or rooms.

ADVA says all 90 veterans were evacuated from the home within 25 minutes once evacuation orders were given. A majority were transported to the Enterprise Health and Rehabilitation Center, where they will continue receiving full support and care.

As the Enterprise Fire Department investigates the fire, ADVA says it will continue working with HMR of Alabama in developing a long-term plan for veterans until the Command Sgt. Maj. Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home is ready to welcome them back home.