BROKEN BOW—Reports of smoke and fire were issued just before 11 a.m. on Monday at the Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center. Fire alarms went off and Broken Bow Fire and Rescue, Police, and EMS teams were on the scene.
Outgoing CEO Mike Steckler and incoming CEO Veronica Schmidt reported that there was no smoke or fire, rather it was a Freon leak that set off the alarms. The cooling agent reportedly leaked from a coil in the Specialty Clinic. Roughly six exam rooms were affected and patient care was continued to a different part of the building. No injuries were reported.
Steckler said the Freon is EPA-rated safe and there were no other interruptions to patient care. Fire crews used fans to clear the air.
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