All 102 residents of a nursing home and rehabilitation facility in Rockland, Massachusetts, will be evacuated after a Saturday afternoon fire. Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffey said the Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at 56 Webster St. will need to be closed for some time because of smoke and water damage.Duffey said the fire was reported at 4 p.m. The complete evacuation of the building took about 40 minutes. The first firefighters to arrive found the flames were being held in check by the automatic sprinkler system. Still, heavy smoke affected the third floor of the structure. More than 20 people who were on the third floor were carried downstairs as part of the evacuation. In addition to the Rockland Fire Department, the Brockton and Hanover Fire Departments confirmed they are providing resources to help with the situation. The firefighter union in Whitman also said it was assisting. A rehab unit from the Department of Fire Services was also sent to support the firefighters. Duffey said teams of ambulances were called in to assist with the evacuation and relocation of the residents.

ROCKLAND, Mass. —

All 102 residents of a nursing home and rehabilitation facility in Rockland, Massachusetts, will be evacuated after a Saturday afternoon fire.

Rockland Fire Chief Scott Duffey said the Webster Park Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center at 56 Webster St. will need to be closed for some time because of smoke and water damage.

Duffey said the fire was reported at 4 p.m. The complete evacuation of the building took about 40 minutes.

The first firefighters to arrive found the flames were being held in check by the automatic sprinkler system. Still, heavy smoke affected the third floor of the structure.

More than 20 people who were on the third floor were carried downstairs as part of the evacuation.

In addition to the Rockland Fire Department, the Brockton and Hanover Fire Departments confirmed they are providing resources to help with the situation. The firefighter union in Whitman also said it was assisting.

A rehab unit from the Department of Fire Services was also sent to support the firefighters.

Duffey said teams of ambulances were called in to assist with the evacuation and relocation of the residents.