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Over 130 Residents Evacuated From Lexington Nursing Home

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

4

First seen

Oct 24, 9:26 PM EDT

updated Oct 24, 10:58 PM EDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC), WHDH and 2 others, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

Roughly 180 residents were evacuated from a Lexington nursing home amid electricity problems, The Boston Globe reported. WBTS-CD reported that 100+ residents were evacuated after an electrical issue, while WCVB (NewsCenter 5 ABC) put the number of evacuated residents at over 130.

Written by our system from the sources below (4), version 3, Oct 25, 2:47 AM EDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 24, 10:15 PM EDT · first source seen

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 24, 10:27 PM EDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.