Explosion at Saranac Lake Hospital, fatal fire at Wells group home

Just a quick heads-up that NCPR is tracking two emergencies over the weekend:

A fire at a group home in the town of Wells, in Hamilton County, killed four residents on Saturday.

The group home was occupied by persons with developmental disabilities and was managed by the state-run Sunmount program, headquartered in Tupper Lake.

In investigation of the blaze is underway.

Also, an explosion in the boiler room at Adirondack Medical Center in Saranac Lake forced the evacuation of 35 patients on Sunday.

The blast wrecked the main heating system and hot water source for the hospital. No one was injured.

Patients are being housed at hospitals in Malone and Plattsburgh, as well as at nursing homes in Lake Placid and Tupper Lake.

NCPR will have complete coverage of both stories Monday morning.