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Massive blaze tears through Rockland County senior living facility
https://www.rochesterfirst.com/new-york-state/massive-blaze-tears-through-rockland-county-senior-living-facility/
by: Mark Sundstrom, Rebecca Solomon
Posted: Mar 23, 2021 / 05:33 AM EDT / Updated: Mar 23, 2021 / 05:35 AM EDT
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — Dozens of firefighters responded when a large fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Rockland County early Tuesday.
Firefighters told PIX11 the fire broke out just after 1 a.m. at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, located at 65 Lafayette St. in Spring Valley.
PIX arrived on the scene just before 4 a.m. as flames were still shooting from throughout the large facility, which contains around 200 beds.
Video from overnight showed a portion of the structure collapsing amid the inferno.
Firefighters said they helped evacuate “a number of residents” from facility and brought them to safe locations.
Video showed at least one person being taken from the scene on a stretcher but it was not immediately clear if there were any serious injuries or how many people may have been injured.
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by: Mark Sundstrom, Rebecca Solomon
Posted: Mar 23, 2021 / 05:33 AM EDT / Updated: Mar 23, 2021 / 05:35 AM EDT
SPRING VALLEY, N.Y. — Dozens of firefighters responded when a large fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Rockland County early Tuesday.
Firefighters told PIX11 the fire broke out just after 1 a.m. at the Evergreen Court Home for Adults, located at 65 Lafayette St. in Spring Valley.
PIX arrived on the scene just before 4 a.m. as flames were still shooting from throughout the large facility, which contains around 200 beds.
Video from overnight showed a portion of the structure collapsing amid the inferno.
Firefighters said they helped evacuate “a number of residents” from facility and brought them to safe locations.
Video showed at least one person being taken from the scene on a stretcher but it was not immediately clear if there were any serious injuries or how many people may have been injured.
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OMG!!
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The place looked like it was engulfed. Makes me wonder if they had sprinklers (or at least working ones). Any place that is an assisted living/rehab place would have a lot of flammable stuff inside (oxygen, various alcohols, etc). 
