Montgomery retirement home residents displaced

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More than 100 elderly residentsat the John Knox Manor retirement tower on Narrow Lane Road are now displaced.

Alabama Power says an electrical problem caused the sprinkler system to come on. That flooded the basement, which caused the transformer to fail on Sunday. The repairs are expected to cost at least $200,000.

"It has been a traumatic event for all involved," said Terri Howell, administrator for John Knox Nursing Home. "We've kept it fully staffed with security on site, police on site. We have people work through the night, around the clock getting it done so we can get people back as quickly as possible."

Now it's just a race against the clock to get the power back up and running and each resident safe and sound under one roof.

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Montgomery retirement home residents displaced