أعلنت السلطات الأمريكية اليوم (الإثنين)، مقتل 9 أشخاص وإصابة 30 على الأقل، في حريق اندلع بدار لرعاية المسنين في منطقة فول ريفر بولاية ماساتشوستس، وبحسب تقارير صحفية فإن نحو 70 شخصاً يعيشون في الدار.
وقالت إدارة أجهزة مكافحة الحرائق بالولاية في بيان، إن رجال الإطفاء استجابوا للحريق الذي اندلع في دار مسنين غابريل هاوس في فول ريفر، مساء (الأحد)، مضيفة: رجال الإطفاء وجدوا أنفسهم أمام دخان كثيف وألسنة لهب في واجهة المبنى فيما كان النزلاء عالقين بداخله.
وأفادت السلطات الأمريكية أنه تمت السيطرة على الحريق صباح اليوم، وتمكن رجال الإطفاء من الدخول وإنقاذ عدد من النزلاء، ونقلت صحيفة «بوسطن غلوب» عن جيفري بايكون مدير إدارة الإطفاء في فول ريفر، قوله إن بعض الأشخاص كانوا عالقين من النوافذ عندما وصل فريق الإطفاء.
ووصف جيفري ما حدث بـ«مأساة غير مفهومة السبب بالنسبة للأسر المتضررة ولمجتمع فول ريفر»، موضحاً أن الأمر قيد التحقيق.
وجرى نقل الكثير ممن تم إنقاذهم إلى المستشفيات المحلية والإقليمية وكانوا في حالات مختلفة، وبحسب السلطات فإن 5 من رجال الإطفاء أصيبوا بجروح لا تشكل تهديداً على الحياة.
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The American authorities announced today (Monday) that 9 people were killed and at least 30 were injured in a fire that broke out at a nursing home in the Fall River area of Massachusetts. According to press reports, about 70 people live in the facility.
The state’s fire department said in a statement that firefighters responded to the fire that broke out at Gabriel House nursing home in Fall River on Sunday evening, adding: Firefighters found themselves facing thick smoke and flames at the front of the building while residents were trapped inside.
U.S. authorities reported that the fire was brought under control this morning, and firefighters were able to enter and rescue several residents. The Boston Globe quoted Jeffrey Bacon, the director of the Fall River Fire Department, as saying that some people were trapped at the windows when the firefighting team arrived.
Jeffrey described what happened as "an incomprehensible tragedy for the affected families and the Fall River community," explaining that the matter is under investigation.
Many of those rescued were taken to local and regional hospitals and were in varying conditions. According to authorities, 5 firefighters sustained injuries that are not life-threatening.
The state’s fire department said in a statement that firefighters responded to the fire that broke out at Gabriel House nursing home in Fall River on Sunday evening, adding: Firefighters found themselves facing thick smoke and flames at the front of the building while residents were trapped inside.
U.S. authorities reported that the fire was brought under control this morning, and firefighters were able to enter and rescue several residents. The Boston Globe quoted Jeffrey Bacon, the director of the Fall River Fire Department, as saying that some people were trapped at the windows when the firefighting team arrived.
Jeffrey described what happened as "an incomprehensible tragedy for the affected families and the Fall River community," explaining that the matter is under investigation.
Many of those rescued were taken to local and regional hospitals and were in varying conditions. According to authorities, 5 firefighters sustained injuries that are not life-threatening.
