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Fire forces evacuation of Glendale care center

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Residents were taken to the balcony. Residents were taken to the balcony.
Glen Cross Care Center  at 8641 N. 67th Ave. Glen Cross Care Center at 8641 N. 67th Ave.
GLENDALE, AZ (CBS5) -

A fire in a utility room evacuated a Glendale care center Thursday night, fire authorities said.

Crews were called to the Glen Cross Care Center  at 8641 N. 67th Ave. shortly after 9 p.m.

The working fire was confined to the utility room on the fourth floor of the building, Glendale Fire Department spokesman Mike Young said.

News helicopter footage showed a group of residents in wheelchairs were taken to a balcony.

An investigation into what sparked the fire is under way, Young said.

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