Afetler · Senior living fireClinton Mississippi fire: Two residents killed, survivors displaced from BrookdaleYazıldı 22 Ekim 2026 19:15 UTCİzleYayın dökümü0:07A fire killed two residents and forced survivors out of their senior living0:10community.0:11The building in Clinton, Mississippi won't be livable for a while.0:14The fire chief says residents who relied on assisted living and memory care now need0:18somewhere else to live.0:20How will their care continue while investigators work out what caused the fire?0:23The fire broke out around 5 Wednesday afternoon, October 21st, at Brookdale Clinton0:28in Hines County.0:29The community is at 501 East Northside Drive.0:32Before the fire, it provided assisted living and memory care.0:35The residents who died were an 82-year-old man and an 81-year-old woman.0:40Heinz County coroner Jeremiah Howard confirmed their deaths.0:44Fire Chief Levius Buckley said four people were hospitalized with injuries that0:47initially appeared non-life-threatening.0:49We don't know how those four patients are doing now.0:51The deaths and hospitalizations reversed the early indication that nobody had been0:55hurt.0:56Brookdale says it's heartbroken by the loss of two residents and offered its deepest1:00sympathies to their families and loved ones.1:02Buckley put the evacuation count at 85 residents.1:05A separate count put it at more than 100.1:08The difference hasn't been explained.1:09We don't know whether the counts cover different groups or stages of the evacuation.1:13The Chiefs 85 is the figure tied directly to an official.1:17The evacuation and casualty numbers can't be added into a total population because1:21we don't know how those groups overlap.1:23Residents were bussed to Morrison Heights Baptist Church in Clinton, where families1:27reunited with them.1:28The church provided an immediate destination after the evacuation.1:32Brookdale's residents also need their assisted living and memory care support to1:36continue while they're displaced.1:37Some residents were rescued through windows.1:39The Jackson Fire Department and Heinz County Volunteer Fire Department helped fight1:44the fire.1:45Retired Clinton firefighters also joined the effort to put it out.1:48State health and emergency management agencies also joined the response.1:52Governor Tate Reeves said the Mississippi State Department of Health and the1:55Mississippi Emergency Management Agency were assisting and thanked first responders2:00for helping people in need.2:01Buckley estimated that the fire affected about 45% of the facility across several2:06wings.2:07He also described two wings as a total loss.2:09Those are his emergency assessments of the damage.2:12A final structural assessment hasn't been announced.2:14Investigators are still working to determine the cause.2:17Early on, officials said they didn't believe the fire was arson.2:20They haven't reached a final conclusion about what started it.2:23Buckley rejected a rumor that the facility's sprinklers weren't working, calling it2:28not factual.2:28His rebuttal leaves the detailed account of how the sprinkler system operated to the2:32investigation.2:33Investigators haven't identified an ignition source.2:36For displaced residents, a safe return still has no date.2:39A detailed longer-term housing and continuing care plan hasn't been made public.2:43Their immediate evacuation took them to a church, while the building they called2:47home remains uninhabitable.Makaleyi okuHaberin zaman çizelgesiHeyDexKısa video ↗Kim neyi bildirdiBirden fazla yayın organının bildirdiği maddeler✓Fire at Brookdale Senior LivingBağımsız olarak doğrulandı · 3 yayın organıDeaths reported after the fire2 yayın organıResidents evacuated from the facility2 yayın organıShare of facility affected by fire2 yayın organıPeople hospitalized with injuries2 yayın organıBuilding’s livability after the fire2 yayın organıAge and sex of one deceased resident2 yayın organıAge and sex of the other deceased resident2 yayın organıRumor about facility sprinklers2 yayın organıFire cause investigation2 yayın organıDepartments that helped extinguish the fire2 yayın organıState agencies assisting in the response2 yayın organıYalnızca bir yayın organının bildirdiği maddeler3Yalnızca WAPT bildirdiHarris Anthony’s death23 Eki 23:31 UTCSandra Laird’s death23 Eki 23:31 UTCRescue of a man trapped on the second floor23 Eki 23:31 UTCHer satır, o yayın organının haberinden kaydettiğimiz iddiadır. 24 Ekim 2026 07:39 UTC itibarıyla karşılaştırıldı.
