THE EMERGENCY ROOM AT NATIVIDAD MEDICAL CENTER WAS TEMPORARILY CLOSED ON FRIDAY DUE TO A FIRE. AT AROUND 6:30 A-M A FIRE BROKE OUT IN A COMPUTER CHARGING STATION. PATIENTS AND EMERGENCY ROOM OPERATIONS WERE MOVED TO ANOTHER PART OF THE HOSPITAL WHILE THE BLAZE WAS EXTINGUISHED. THE FIRE CAUSED ONLY MINOR DAMAGE AND THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND AMBULANCE TRAFFIC WERE RESTORED TO NORMAL ROUTES BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
