Emergency preparedness efforts prevented deaths, serious injuries in massive fire, senior living operator says

Emergency preparedness efforts prevented deaths, serious injuries in massive fire, senior living operator says
McKnight's Senior Living; by Kimberly Bonvissuto; 10/28/25
A massive Friday night fire at a Michigan senior living community displaced 87 residents and staff members, but no serious injuries or deaths were reported thanks to emergency preparedness measures, according to the operator. Multiple fire departments responded to the blaze at American House Southgate in suburban Detroit... In an update provided to McKnight’s Senior Living by American House on Saturday, the company said that staff members and residents reacted quickly and efficiently. “Following their practiced fire drills, the team members and residents evacuated the building without incident,” the statement said, adding that the building’s fire systems all deployed as designed.