Barclay friends Senior Assisted Living Center the scene of a fear that reached five alarms. Thats because right now, crews are still working to put out hot spots in the facility that went up in names before 11 00 oclock last night. During a News Conference this afternoon, officials couldnt say whether sprinklers went off or whether the building has fire walls. And theyll be working throughout the weekend to make sure the 160 people inside consisting of residents and investigators tell us the fire was fastmoving and the building is still too unsafe for firefighters to enter. Although they really tried. To the extent that one of our firefighters went as far as he could until he started feeling his helmet actually start to melt and then he realized he had to go out. Reporter during the evacuation, people were taken to West Chester University but most are now in other Health Facilities. Officials say some went home with family. O deaths reported so far. And at last check, we were told that
A hundred 50 residents and staff and tonight investigators still trying to figure out if everyone made it out. Thanks for joining us at 10 00. Im chris oconnell. Im dawn timmeney. The fire was so intense almost 24 hours later it still not safe for crews to go inside leaving many questions for families. Heres what we know so far. The fire started last night around 11 00 at the barclay friends Senior Living community. Right now Chester County emergency Officials Say at least 27 people taken to the hospital for treatment. But many are not accounted for. The blaze so destruction tift Atf National Response Team is being called in to investigate. Our Shawnette Wilson is live at the scene in west chester with the latest. Shawnette . Reporter well, dawn you mentioned nearly 24 hours and you are exactly right. Take look behind me. You can see that crews are still here on scene spraying hot spots on the facility which is still flaring up and as we mentioned tonight we still dont know if everyone