ST. LOUIS — A fire caused heavy damage Monday afternoon in part of the first floor of the vacant Northview Village nursing home on the city's north side, the city Fire Department said.
Capt. Garon Mosby, a department spokesman, said the blaze may have been set by homeless people who apparently have been living there. He said firefighters did not find anyone inside when they were extinguishing the fire.
Northview Village, at 2415 North Kingshighway, shut down in December 2023, forcing the relocation of about 170 residents. The facility was in the old DePaul Hospital building.
ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ firefighters work a smoldering lobby of the vacant Northview Village nursing home after it caught fire on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024. The high-rise building is in the Kingsway West neighborhood.
