Fire breaks out in Wynnefield retirement home

Residents of a retirement community were evacuated yesterday when a fire broke out in the basement of the building.

CBS3 reports that the blaze began around 5 p.m. Saturday at the Hayes Manor Retirement Residence on the 2200 block of Belmont Avenue.

Firefighters had the blaze under control within a half hour.

Residents are being sheltered in a different part of the building that wasn’t affected by the blaze.

There’s no word of any injuries and the fire remains under investigation.