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Fire Forces Evacuations at Senior Living Facility in Mississippi
Firefighters searched the building and moved evacuated residents to a nearby church as officials said the cause and possible injuries were not immediately known.
- At around 5 p.m. Wednesday, a fire broke out at Brookdale Senior Living on East Northside Drive in Clinton, Mississippi, with smoke and flames visible above the building.
- Firefighters from Clinton, the Jackson Fire Department, and Hinds County Volunteer Fire Department are working to bring the blaze under control while conducting secondary searches.
- Residents who were evacuated are being bused to Morrison Heights Baptist Church on Hampstead Boulevard, while officials confirmed residents had been rescued but crews continue checking rooms.
- Marlee Price-Cook, director of communications for Clinton, stated the "Majority of the building is gone," describing it as the most involved incident in her four years with the city.
- Information about the fire's cause and potential injuries remains unavailable as officials request the public avoid the immediate area to allow emergency crews to work.
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The fire triggered evacuations and re-search in the facility on Wednesday night, Governor Tate Reeves said.
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