Baked to death

EIGHT ELDERLY residents died Wednesday after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning in a South Florida nursing home, leaving dozens helpless in the sweltering facility.

The facility’s backup generator doesn’t feed the air-conditioning system, officials said.

Another 115 people were evacuated from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills and a neighboring facility after first responders found the building full of seniors who were suffering in the sizzling heat.

Authorities initially said three people died at the facility — about 20 miles north of Miami — and three others died at Memorial Regional Hospital just down the street. The death toll was later adjusted to eight.

City officials said police were called to the facility around 4 a.m., but Hollywood Police Chief Tomas Sanchez said cops got the call at 6 a.m.

Police have launched a criminal investigation into the deaths, with Sanchez noting that it was “extremely hot on the second floor.” Daytime temperatures have hovered in the 80s this week.

An elderly woman is one of 115 people evacuated Wednesday from neighboring facilities in Hollywood Hills, Fla., after the deadly loss of air conditioning brought on by Hurricane Irma. Police launched a criminal investigation.