And just to piggyback on the Senior Living Community Fire it, will affect your commute around the area, as well, heads up on. That will and a few other accidented out there, as well, construction of course. At least relatively speaking much quieter. We do have clear sky or clearing sky. It is the winds, though, that is always adds insult to injury on mornings likes this. Glad to hear theyre getting things under control in west chester. However, it is still cold, and for anybody, hitting the road here today, you will need the heavier coat for sure. Now, when you look at face value, like something is going on here, sometimes the radar can be deceiving t likes to play tricks on you. But there is no wet weather out thereof any kind. We actually have nothing more than clouds, breaking apart, and breitbart sunshine to look forward to, as we move forward here. Taking a look at the area temperatures, really not too bad. Theyll continue to decline through the rest of the morning, but it is wort
Early today starts right now aefr. Good morning, im frances rivera. And im phillip mena. A 5alarm fire at a Senior Living community, the blaze was reported 1 00 a. M. Eastern in westchester. The inferno nearly destroyed the building and quickly spread to others. Forcing 140 seniors to evacuate into the bitter cold, some in wheelchairs and beds wrapped up in blankets. One woman saw the plumes of smoke from her homeless than a mile away from the assisted living community. I looked out the window. It looked like a sunset and thats how big the blaze was going at that point and i knew something was going on with the helicopters and fire trucks and ambulances. Police cars everywhere. More than 20 residents have been rushed to local hospitals. Those who were not hurt are being reunited with loved ones at a nearby shelter. The red cross is also responding to help those displaced. So far the cause remains unknown. This morning the u. S. Senate is grappling with a separate case involving allegat
Here, we are being kept quite aways from the community which is about a half mile away for good reasoning, the massive flames coming, this fire started before 11 00 p. M. , franklin street, west chester, fire rose from two to five alarms in a couple of hours, told at least 125 people were saved from the fire. And dozens of concerned Family Members rushed here to the scene, comforting their relatives, wrapped up in blanket, in buses transported resident out of the cold to different locations in west chester, some taking shelter at henderson high school. Authorities are urging anyone with a Family Member at barclay friends to go to the good will fire station at 552 east union street or to call 61075758623. We did speak to one woman whose mother lives in the community as well as the mayor of west chester. Take a listen. People were making calls, sending emails, seeing what they could do to help, a lot of local supporters helped out it seemed the staff was doing a great job. They got every
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