Two hospitalized after fire at former Inn at the Commons – Medford News, Weather, Sports, Breaking News

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Two hospitalized after fire at former Inn at the Commons By Nick Morgan Updated: Nov 15, 2021 10:35 AM A A Two people were taken to a nearby hospital with smoke inhalation injuries after a fire broke before dawn at the site of the former Inn at the Commons, which had been housing victims displaced in the Almeda fire. One unit is heavily damaged and four adjacent units sustained smoke damage. [Medford Fire Department photo] Two people were taken to the hospital with smoke inhalation injuries in the wake of an overnight structure fire, and a Medford hotel room converted into a shelter for Almeda fire survivors is “severely damaged.” The fire at 200 North Riverside Ave. — site of the former Inn at the Commons currently being redeveloped into an apartment complex known as The Merrick at the Commons — was first reported at 12:27 a.m. Monday, according to Medford Fire Department Deputy Fire Marshal Mark Shay. Firefighters knocked down the 12 minutes after the first call, and contained the fire to a single room, according to Shay. Four nearby units are out of commission due to smoke damage from the fire, but Shay said “there was no fire intrusion.” The remainder of occupants in the building are back inside. The building had been used as temporary shelter for Almeda fire survivors. Calls to the American Red Cross were not immediately returned Monday morning.