A fire broke out in a nursing home in a northern suburb of New York on Tuesday, displacing residents as firefighters tried to put out the flames.
The fire started at Evergreen Court in Spring Valley, about 30 miles north of the city, at around 1:40 am, officials said to NBC News affiliate WNBC. Eyewitness Videos on social media showed it was still burning around 5 am
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Local authorities contacted by phone confirmed that they were responding to a fire at the address of the nursing home, but declined to provide further details.
The video captured at the site showed serious damage to the facilities.
A video shows firefighters shouting “mayday” and “backup” as they watch the part of the building, engulfed in flames, collapse. The images also show Rockland Hatzolah emergency doctors at the scene, offering help to victims.
Amid the fire, some residents were evacuated by bus to an outdoor facility after volunteers from the Rockland Chaverim I got them “safe and out of danger”. According to the health home website, the site is home to 200 beds.
