Resident dead, firefighter missing after massive fire engulfs New York nursing home

A Rockland Country assisted living facility is considered a total loss after a devastating fire broke out in the facility early Tuesday morning, killing one resident.

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A Rockland Country assisted living facility is considered a total loss after a devastating fire broke out in the facility early Tuesday morning, killing one resident, NBC4 New York reports.

One resident that was transported to the hospital later died, according to the fire department.

The firefighter that made a "mayday" call while on the third floor of the building is still missing. Due to the intensity of the fire, Firefighters were unable to locate him, said Chris Kear, the Rockland Country fire and emergency director, in a news conference Tuesday. That section of the building has now collapsed.

"We've got to start pulling it back, and peeling it layer by layer, and hopefully he'll be recovered," Kear said.

The fire broke out around 1:30 am at Evergreen Court Home for Adults in Spring Valley, New York, a facility that can hold upwards of 200 beds, although authorities are unsure just how many residents were in the building when the fire started.

20-30 of the facilities residents were rescued, but some are in a serious condition. according to authorities. Two firefighters were hospitalized but are expected to recover, with one treated and released the same day, while the other one is being kept for smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide exposure.

The Chaverim of Rockland volunteer group heard the call and were able to get to the facility before the fire department, managing to rescue a number of residents.

"There [were] plenty of Good Samaritans out here, probably eight of them, that literately ran into the building and [brought] them out in their wheelchairs, walkers, or literately picking them up and physically removing them out of the danger," witness Hershy Green told CBS2's Christina Fan.

"Then watching their facility, their home going down in flames was something really traumatic," continued Green.

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