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cbs4boston.com - Home For Deaf Reopens 2 Months After Danvers Blast
Elderly residents of the New England Homes for the Deaf in Danvers are returning to their homes today, exactly two months after an industrial explosion rocked the neighborhood.
The Water Street facility has undergone extensive structural and cosmetic repairs since the Nov. 22 blast at nearby CAI Inc. All 60 residents managed to escape unharmed.
The town's building inspector had recently issued an occupancy permit for the building and the state Department of Public Health has approved the reopening.
"I just like being here at my home. It's so beautiful, I just saw my room," said Rita Brown.
The facility is accepting donations which may by made payable to the NEHD Relief Fund and sent to Eastern Bank, 4 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.
"It's a lovely home...I feel part of it. Its just good spirirts," said nurses assistant Sandra Brum.
The explosion seriously damaged one-hundred homes in Danvers. Forty-four families who live in those homes have not yet returned.
Six homes and six businesses had to be demolished. another 6 homes may still be torn down.
Elderly residents of the New England Homes for the Deaf in Danvers are returning to their homes today, exactly two months after an industrial explosion rocked the neighborhood.
The Water Street facility has undergone extensive structural and cosmetic repairs since the Nov. 22 blast at nearby CAI Inc. All 60 residents managed to escape unharmed.
The town's building inspector had recently issued an occupancy permit for the building and the state Department of Public Health has approved the reopening.
"I just like being here at my home. It's so beautiful, I just saw my room," said Rita Brown.
The facility is accepting donations which may by made payable to the NEHD Relief Fund and sent to Eastern Bank, 4 Federal St., Danvers, MA 01923.
"It's a lovely home...I feel part of it. Its just good spirirts," said nurses assistant Sandra Brum.
The explosion seriously damaged one-hundred homes in Danvers. Forty-four families who live in those homes have not yet returned.
Six homes and six businesses had to be demolished. another 6 homes may still be torn down.