More than 60 patients were evacuated from a nursing home in Indio on Thursday night after a backup generator failed amid the massive blackout, officials said.
The evacuation was at the Desert Springs Health Care nursing home, where Riverside County firefighters and other emergency personnel were carrying out the operation.
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The 66 patients were being moved to other facilities in the area, officials said.
One patient who suffered heat-related problems was taken by an ambulance to John F. Kennedy Hospital in Indio.
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