The mystery has deepened as to why sprinklers installed at the Safe Haven Care Center in Pocatello failed to activate when the building caught fire over the weekend.
State officials have confirmed that the facility was cited for various operational problems in the past, and on Monday, the Pocatello Fire Department said the State Fire Marshal’s Office will assist with the investigation surrounding the fire, according to Travis Smith, Pocatello Fire Department assistant chief of operations.
“Right now, investigators are working with the building owner and the building occupant’s insurance investigators to determine the cause of the fire,” Smith said. “We are interviewing employees to determine what they saw to try and zone in where our investigation should focus.”