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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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Fire forces evacuations at senior living facility in Mississippi – WTOP News
CLINTON, Miss. (AP) — A fire broke out at a senior living facility in Mississippi on Wednesday evening, forcing residents to evacuate. Firefighters were battling the blaze at Brookdale senior living in Clinton. There were no immediate reports of injuries, but authorities were not yet certain whether all the residents were accounted for. The “majority...
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A large fire is burning through a senior living facility in Clinton, Mississippi, as firefighters search the building to make sure everyone is out, according to officials and local media reports. The fire broke out at around 5 p.m. on Wednesday at Brookdale Senior Living on East Northside Drive in Clinton. Images from the scene […]
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