ROCKLAND, MASS. (WHDH) - More than 100 people are displaced from a nursing and rehab center in Rockland on Saturday after a fire broke out inside, officials said.
Crews responding to a reported fire on the third floor of the Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center on Webster Street around 4 p.m. ordered an evacuation and called for mutual aid, officials said..
“Everyone in there is really scared,” said Chrissy Burke, whose mother was inside. “They’re singing, keeping everyone calm.”
The fire, which caused smoke and water damage, prompted officials to evacuate 102 people.
“Its an extremely fragile vulnerable population…these are people who can’t care for themselves, they rely on us to move them, they can’t get out of bed or evacuate the building,” said Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffy.
The fire, he said, was out in minuers and now the primary focus is getting everyone to safety.
Burke was eventually able to get in touch with her mother, saying, “Horrifying, it’s terrifying that I can’t get to her and let her see me and yeah it’s terrible to know that your mother is that scared and you can’t do anything.”
There were no reported injuries.
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