Hamilton County, New York. Wells is located in this county. After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time. Two staff members were at the home at the time when they heard smoke alarms and smelled smoke while working in the kitchen. They safely escorted two residents from the building, then returned to evacuate two more. When they returned to the building a second time, they were turned back by smoke and heat. Three more residents were pulled from the building by firefighters and state police when they arrived at the scene. They were unable to reach the remaining two individuals .
Hamilton County, New York. Wells is located in this county. After an early morning fire began, four out of the nine people living at the Riverview Individual Residential Alternative group home located in Wells, New York were killed by the blaze. The Sunmount Developmental Disabilities Services Office, which supervises the home, told the media that the fire started at approximately 5:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time. Two staff members were at the home at the time , who safely evacuated four of the five survivors .
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when they heard smoke alarms and smelled smoke while working in the kitchen. They safely escorted two residents from the building, then returned to evacuate two more. When they returned to the building a second time, they were turned back by smoke and heat.
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Three more residents were pulled from the building by firefighters and state police when they arrived at the scene. They were unable to reach the remaining two individuals
, who safely evacuated four of the five survivors