Something's missing from the putative online news source's hit-and-run coverage of local news here in St. Johns County. No letters. No columns. No sourcing. No empathy. No interviews with residents. What's this dulll parvenu publication.
From St. Johns Citizen:
Lightning Strike Sparks Assisted Living Fire, Forcing Evacuation Of 120 — Some In Wheelchairs, Others Bedbound
- By Rebecca Rosenberg
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More than 120 residents — including some who use wheelchairs or were confined to beds — were evacuated Sunday night after a fire broke out at a St. Johns County assisted living facility, according to First Coast News.
The blaze was reported around 9 p.m. at The Blake at St. Johns on County Road 210, east of St. Johns Parkway.
St. Johns County Fire Rescue spokesperson Chris Naff told First Coast News that lightning is believed to have struck one of the building’s chimneys as a storm pummeled the area.
Firefighters found find (sic) flames shooting through the roof on the building’s west side.
Crews evacuated more than 120 residents from the immediate area, while residents on the east side sheltered in place.
There were no injuries.
Crews subdued the blaze in about an hour, but the chimney and attic sustained serious damage.
Many residents will not be able to return to the facility due to damage from water that was used to fight the fire, the outlet said.
First responders set up an area for family members picking up shaken residents.
Other assisted living facilities in the area and the American Red Cross are helping relocate those who could not return to the building after the fire.
The state fire marshal will investigate and determine the official cause.
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