Water leak forces nursing home evacuation

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Estimated 50 residents impacted after line freezes, floods

An estimated 50 residents of a Yukon nursing home were evacuated during a water leak Friday evening. Yukon Fire Chief Shawn Vogt said dispatchers received a call around 5 p.m. of a fire alarm going off at the Residence at Yukon Hills. A water leak occurred on the second floor and was leaking into the first floor. He attributed it to a water line freezing during recent weather and thawing out. …

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