Conference at 4 00 oclock. Here is video now first flames and thinks close to the height of the video and it is still windy out but not as windy as last night when this flame was really getting pushed around by these gusts and so the call comes in at 10 46 at nine is 11 call that is there smoke in the building and Fire Fighters say they immediately know that is there heavy fire every where and they called for backups. It quickly to five alarms and they tell us they immediately had to make a lot of rescues and so here is now video number two and you can see seniors that they got out of that building and put them just on the street, close by, but out of harms way at first. Then they need head for these people in terms of the blankets anything to keep them warm, safe from the elements. Though brought in school buses with the heat own an had them sitting there for a temporary shelf year they could drive those buses to places they could get opened late at night real tough deal out here and
And its closed down now. 40 evacuees were brought to Westchester University overnight and now transported to facilities in the area to meet their medical needs. As the investigation goes forward into the cause of the huge fire. The massive fire broke out at the barclay Senior Living center it went to five alarms here in westchester and more than 100 residents had to be evacuated. Senior citizens many not able to move on their own. Some how the barclay staff pulled it off. No deaths. Didnt want to get out of the bed to come out. But we had to come out because there is really a fire. As firefighters brought the rages blaze by the dozens pououe dire situation. At times people come out to help. All the neighbors are coming out to try to do what they can. Its scary. A lot of people really need help and they are all out in the street. And they need to be kept warm and the fire victims were taken to various hospitals and senior facilities in the area for treatment and shelter. Before that got
Already near, residents close to the barclay friends nursing home sprung into action. I asked if i could help and there was just so much going on, that instead of waiting i just went in. Reporter some ran in the burning building to help those helpless inside. We wrapped this gentlemen in the blanket and made a stretcher out of it and carried him away from the fire as far as we could. Reporter others ran from their homes with blankets to comfort, and to keep warm, elderly and disabled now out in the cold. Everybody reacted so quickly. I was extremely proud of my neighborhood. Reporter fear now is that all of this effort may not have been enough, 18 hours after the fire, authorities are still trying to figure out if everyone made it out. That is number one priority is to make sure that we can account for everybody and the scene and how it happened, will follow on. Reporter at lee 25 investigators with the atf will be figuring out what caused this fire and try to figure out if everyone ma
Kings land. He says seniors were carried out it was a team effort. As i was going in and out i noticed my neighbors were going in and out and everybody was doing everything they could to help the fire department. Reporter at a News Conference just about two hours ago officials told us at least 27 residents have been injured and at this point theyre still trying to account for everyone after the chaotic night. Were still compiling a list and working a list with the owners of the facility itself and trying to get a solid fix on everybody on all the residents and that they have all been accounted for. Reporter were also told the next steps are to finish making sure the fire is totally under control and then sending in a team of experts to figure out what happened and look for possible victims who may not have made it out. We have certified fire investigators, explosive specialist chemists electrical engineers. Reporter skills that will certainly be needed to try and figure out what exactl
48 degrees in atlantic city. Heres Storm Tracker 6 live a little band of rain approaching from the west. You can see yellows and oranges there northwest of harrisburg and east of State College. What were seeing here, were seeing sleet pellets falling in that rain. And those sleet pellets return at higher values. Thats why were suing the across and organs oranges there. All this is sliding off to the east. A couple of showers could survive over the next couple of hours, but it will hold off until the afternoon. Heres the wider view. As you look toward the top of the scene we have white and blue showing up on the radar. That indicates wintery precipitation in wilksberre and scranton. The call today, partly cloudy, mild, winds out of the south gets up to 54 degrees later on. Be on the look out for showers after lunchtime. Ill be back along in just a few minutes, well talk about the strong, gusty winds expected for the philadelphia marathon and well have the outlook for thanksgiving day. N