16 People Treated After Nursing Home Fire (Free Access)

Sixteen people at a Bardstown nursing home are being treated for smoke inhalation after a fire this morning.

Firefighters arrived at Landmark Nursing Home at 6:37 a.m., finding fire from a window. They quickly controlled it, preventing attic damage. The fire resulted from an HVAC unit's electrical failure.

Thirteen residents and three staff needed treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. A police officer also suffered smoke inhalation and was hospitalized. Buses transported 21 residents to another facility in Louisville.