A fire broke out in a nursing home in the northern suburbs of New York on Tuesday, with firefighters displacing residents trying to contain the blaze.
The eruption took place at Evergreen Court in Spring Valley, about 30 miles north of the city, at 1:40 a.m., officials told NBC News-affiliated WNBC. Eyewitness videos Showed on social media that he was still burning at five in the morning
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Local officials who arrived by telephone confirmed that they were responding to the fire at the nursing home’s address, but declined to give further details.
Video captured at the scene showed extensive damage to the facility.
A video shows firefighters shouting “spiders” and “backups” when they see part of the building, filled with flames, collapse. Scenes also show Rockland Hatzolah Emergency Medical Workers at the scene, providing relief to the victims.
In the midst of the fire, some residents were evacuated by bus to the sfasite facility Volunteers They found a “safe and harmless way” from Rockland’s Chaverim. According to the care home’s website, the facility has 200 beds.
