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Six patients at a sweltering Hollywood nursing home died in Hurricane Irma's aftermath. Officials say the deaths may be due to the loss of the facility's air-conditioning after the hurricane struck Sunday. (Susan Stocker/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)

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Eight patients at a sweltering nursing home died after Hurricane Irma knocked out the air conditioning, raising fears Wednesday about the safety of Florida's 4 million senior citizens amid power outages that could last for days.

By TIM REYNOLDS & TERRY SPENCER, Associated Press September 13, 2017