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Hertfordshire care home fire: Two killed and dozens rescued after blaze | Hertfordshire care home fire: Two killed and dozens rescued after blaze |
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Two people are dead and 33 had to be rescued after a fire broke out at a residential care home in Hertfordshire. | Two people are dead and 33 had to be rescued after a fire broke out at a residential care home in Hertfordshire. |
Emergency services were called to the blaze at the Newgrange care home in Cheshunt just before 6am on Saturday. | |
“Firefighters were faced with an extremely fierce fire,” Hertfordshire County Council said in a statement. | “Firefighters were faced with an extremely fierce fire,” Hertfordshire County Council said in a statement. |
It added the fire was “well-established in the first floor and the roof of the building, which has since collapsed”. | It added the fire was “well-established in the first floor and the roof of the building, which has since collapsed”. |
Firefighters and police worked quickly to evacuate residents and assess them at a nearby rest centre, a spokesman for East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) said. | Firefighters and police worked quickly to evacuate residents and assess them at a nearby rest centre, a spokesman for East of England Ambulance Service (EEAS) said. |
The two people found dead were initially reported as “unaccounted for”. They have yet to be identified. | The two people found dead were initially reported as “unaccounted for”. They have yet to be identified. |
“Sadly, we can confirm that two people died in the fire and we would like to offer our sympathies to their families,” Hertfordshire County Council said. | “Sadly, we can confirm that two people died in the fire and we would like to offer our sympathies to their families,” Hertfordshire County Council said. |
Three patients with minor burns and smoke inhalation were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care. | Three patients with minor burns and smoke inhalation were taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital for further care. |
It is still unclear what caused the blaze. | It is still unclear what caused the blaze. |
More than £500 has already been raised through an online fund set up to help support residents of the care home affected by the blaze. | More than £500 has already been raised through an online fund set up to help support residents of the care home affected by the blaze. |
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