National Post

TWO MORE DEAD FROM NURSING HOME THAT LOST POWER

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Two women who lived at a Florida nursing home that lost air conditioni­ng during Hurricane Irma have died, becoming the 13th and 14th fatalities linked to the home. Cecilia Franco, 90, and Francesca Andrade, 95, died from ailments suffered when the Rehabilita­tion Center at Hollywood Hills lost power Sept. 10 during the hurricane’s passage, Hollywood police spokeswoma­n Miranda Gross- man said on Monday. On Sept. 13, eight residents died and other residents were evacuated from the sweltering facility after the electric transforme­r that powered the facility’s air conditioni­ng was damaged during the storm. Police are treating the deaths as part of the criminal investigat­ion. No one has been charged. The state has suspended the home’s licence.

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