HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (AP) — Florida residents struggling to put their lives back together in Hurricane Irma's wake fell victim to new hazards, including oppressive heat, brush-clearing accidents, house fires and deadly fumes from generators.Five residents of a Hollywood nursing home that lost power in the storm died, authorities said Wednesday.
Carbon Monoxide And Nursing Home Deaths Reported After Irma
By TERRY SPENCER and JASON DEAREN / Associated Press, The Providence Journal
Wed, 09/13/2017 - 8:35am
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