By Associated Press - Wednesday, February 5, 2020

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Some labor and delivery patients at South Dakota’s largest hospital were evacuated to another unit after a small fire broke out.

The fire on a maintenance cart sent smoke into the labor and delivery unit at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls late Tuesday night, KELO-TV reported.

A Sanford Health spokesperson says the fire occurred in the bio-med area on a lower level and was put out by the sprinkler system in the building.

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The labor and delivery patients were sent to the critical care unit. There were no injuries.

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