Overview
- A major power failure triggered the facility’s evacuation plan late Saturday evening, and crews moved residents to family homes, neighboring nursing facilities or hospitals.
- Lexington Fire Chief Derek Sencabaugh ordered the building de-energized while Eversource, state fire and public health agencies, and local inspectors investigate the cause.
- Reports on how many residents were relocated vary as authorities reconcile numbers, with media accounts citing about 130 evacuations and town officials reporting roughly 180.
- A facility maintenance worker was hospitalized after receiving an electrical shock and a small number of residents were taken to hospitals for acute care, officials said.
- Officials stressed the timeline for residents to return is uncertain because the electrical system affects other building services and investigators must verify safety before reoccupation.