Two firefighters have been injured but so far all of the tenants, many of them elderly, made it out unharmed. But extinguishing the flames was just one challenge.
There were dozens of engines and ambulances outside the complex, and firefighters continued to come and go battling a fire that started in one unit at around 6:33 p.m. on Thursday, April 7.But putting out the fire was just one of two challenges out here; the other was accounting for all the tenants in this 55-plus living center and finding them a place to stay for the night.
Two firefighters were taken to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries while nearby residents like Yolanda Perkins offered to help the seniors who had to evacuate."I just gathered up all my scarves and blankets out of the house and brought them here and made sure they were okay." "I'm just worried and wondering if I'm gonna be able to stay here, if I have to find a new place to live if my things are ruined because besides fire, there's water damage and that sort of thing and it was kind of right above where I live," said Woodard.
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