WJLA
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ADELPHI, Md. - Investigators are still trying to determine Friday what caused a fire at a nursing home in Prince George's County.

Two residents of a Beltsville nursing home suffered minor injuries or illnesses after a fire broke out in the facility. A firefighter was also slightly injured.

Prince George's fire department spokesman Mark Brady says the fire broke out shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Paint Branch Nursing home on Powder Mill Road. He says the structure is an old farmhouse was converted to a nursing home.

Firefighters from Prince George's and Montgomery counties arrived to find a porch on fire and the blaze generating high heat and smoke.

The fire was brought under control in 15 minutes, but the heat remained and fire personnel removed 19 patients from the facility, many of whom are bedridden or use wheelchairs.

One caretaker was also removed from the facility.