A number of individuals, together with firefighters, had been injured in a big fireplace at an assisted residing facility in Spring Valley, N.Y., early Tuesday morning, the police stated.
Simply earlier than 1 a.m., the Spring Valley police division obtained a name of a fireplace on the Evergreen Court docket Dwelling for Adults a spokesman for the division stated.
The authorities had been in a position to evacuate greater than 100 residents from the ability, the police stated, including that a number of fireplace departments responded to the blaze.
“Quite a few accidents from each firefighters and residents had been reported,” the spokesman stated. “Victims had been taken to surrounding hospitals.”
It’s unclear how many individuals had been inside the ability on the time of the hearth and if there have been any deaths.
A reason for the hearth has not but been decided, the spokesman stated.
The ability, positioned in Rockland County about 30 miles north and west of Manhattan, can accommodate as much as 200 beds, in keeping with the New York Division of Well being. Makes an attempt to succeed in the ability weren’t profitable.
Belaaz, a Jewish media outlet, shared a video on Twitter of the flames capturing by means of the roof of a construction with dozens of onlookers and firefighters on the scene.
Different video and pictures of the hearth on Twitter confirmed individuals escorting residents onto buses as crews labored to place out the flames.
As of 6:45 a.m., crews had been nonetheless on the scene battling the hearth, the spokesman stated.