PORT WASHINGTON, Long Island (WABC) -- Smoke in an apartment caused multiple floors of a senior living center on Long Island to be evacuated Monday.
It happened at The Amsterdam at Harborside Senior Living on East Overlook around 5:15 p.m.
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Firefighters said smoke in a resident's apartment triggered the fire alarm to go off and activated the sprinkler system.
Residents on two floors of the facility were evacuated as a precaution.
The person who lives in the apartment where the smoke originated was taken to the hospital to get checked out, and has since been released.
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No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.