A "terrible" fire has engulfed Brookdale assisted-living facility in Clinton, Mississippi, on Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves said on X, adding that evacuations and secondary searches are ongoing. Reeves called the blaze "truly an awful situation," adding that the Mississippi State Department of Health, multiple fire departments and emergency crews are on scene. Clinton is more than 10 miles northwest of Jackson, the state capital.
Marlee Price-Cook, director of communications for Clinton, told Newsweek that around 5 p.m. local time, the Clinton Fire Department responded to the assisted-living facility, which houses 102 people. It is immediately unclear if there are fatalities, she said, adding that some residents have been transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injures. Other residents are being transported to Morrison Heights Baptist Church to be reunited with their families, Price-Cook said.
"Please continue praying for everyone affected. Thank you to all of the first responders who have quickly sprung into action to help those in need," Reeves concluded in his post to X. This is a developing story that will be updated with additional information.
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