A fire destroys a nursing home in New York

1 Authorities estimate that some 20 residents of the home were taken to hospitals, some seriously injured.

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2One of the residents died after being taken to a medical facility, Rockland County Fire Chief Chris Kear said.

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3 Two firefighters were taken to the hospital, one was discharged and another is still under observation due to smoke inhalation.

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4Firefighters have not been able, for the moment, to determine the causes of the fire, which has left all the elderly who resided there homeless.

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5In this suburban New York nursing home, between 100 and 125 elderly people lived.

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6Rockland County authorities confirmed that the fire could not be brought under control until the early hours of Tuesday morning.

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7 Nursing homes, such as the one that was consumed by the flames this Tuesday, have been the most affected by the pandemic in New York State.

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8Firefighters spray water on smoke from the Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, New York, on Tuesday.

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9 Some 125 firefighters from different bodies came to the scene and tried to smother the flames that could be controlled this Tuesday.

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