More than 100 people were evacuated from a Florida nursing home after five people were reported dead at the Hollywood facility, whose residents were suffering from intense heat caused by a lack of electricity after deadly Hurricane Irma swept through.
Hurricane Irma may have moved on from Florida, but lingering dangers caused by the storm, including carbon monoxide poisoning, remain in the Sunshine State as millions wait for power to be restored.
In South Florida police evacuated several people from a nursing home without in Hollywood, where at least five people have died, WSVN reported.#UPDATE: Officials: 5 dead, 120 evacuated at Hollywood nursing home https://t.co/5K8mc9Cnpt pic.twitter.com/lHQtWctCmi
— WSVN 7 News (@wsvn) September 13, 2017
Hollywood Fire Rescue and police told WSVN a total 120 people were evacuated at The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills due to intense heat and no power.
Broward County Mayor Barbara Sharief confirmed five people have died, but it remains unknown whether the deaths are related to the heat.
The mayor added three deaths occurred at the nursing home, and two deaths took place as they were transported to a nearby hospital.
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