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160 workers and residents were inside the building when these flames started around 10 45 last night. You can see staff and volunteers helped get people out in wheelchairs, even in their beds and wrapped them up in blankets in that bitterly cold night. Deanna is joining us. Investigators say the evacuation was so chaotic, they are still tracking everyone down. Reporter they want to be careful and make sure they have accounted for everything. Of course, we have learned that some of the residents here are not accounted for. Take a look at what remains. Some people inside tell us this fire began. It broke out last night. The damage here is so severe. Investigators cannot get a look inside to see the damage or see how this fire started. It burns so quickly. Police and firefighters seemed so surprise. The calls for help came one after another. When we got out we saw this black smoke. I took off running down the hallway started getting my residents out. Tony struthers said she went door to d ....
As you can imagine its a little chaotic during the evacuation, you know, there were some folks that were evacuated out to west chester university, some folks frankly family they went home with family so were still trying to account for everybody. Reporter from chopper6 we see another view of how intense the flames were. It was a dire situation and by witness accounts there was little time to get get the residents out. In two minutes it was engulfed in flames. Reporter the call in just before 10 30. Running backing in right into the fire at that time it was raging. Reporter but knew they couldnt do it alone so he and his neighbors ran into the burning building to help. Instead of waiting i just went in, myself and other people just were going in the building, we were getting people out. Reporter he says one by one seniors from inside were either wheeled out or carried. He described the checks and balances system. One of the administrators from barclay was in there putting little red sti ....
Kings land. He says seniors were carried out it was a team effort. As i was going in and out i noticed my neighbors were going in and out and everybody was doing everything they could to help the fire department. Reporter at a News Conference just about two hours ago officials told us at least 27 residents have been injured and at this point theyre still trying to account for everyone after the chaotic night. Were still compiling a list and working a list with the owners of the facility itself and trying to get a solid fix on everybody on all the residents and that they have all been accounted for. Reporter were also told the next steps are to finish making sure the fire is totally under control and then sending in a team of experts to figure out what happened and look for possible victims who may not have made it out. We have certified fire investigators, explosive specialist chemists electrical engineers. Reporter skills that w ....