5 die at nursing home as Irma's aftermath brings new hazards
Hollywood, Fla. • Five patients at a sweltering Hollywood nursing home died in Hurricane Irma’s aftermath as people confronted a multitude of new hazards in the storm’s wake, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents and poisonous fumes from generators.Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the five deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related, and added: “The building has been sealed off and we are conducting a
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