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Four Former Staffers Face Charges Nursing Home Deaths After Hurricane Irma

A dozen people died in 2017 after Irma knocked out the air conditioning system at the center. Florida officials previously ruled the deaths were homicides.

Three people turned themselves into police Monday to face criminal charges in connection with the deaths of a dozen patients at a South Florida rehabilitation facility days after Hurricane Irma in 2017.

A fourth person was arrested by authorities in Miami-Dade County.

Those charged all worked at the Rehabilitation Center at

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