hollywood fla. inside swelter nurse home crisis unfold wednesday 150 center across florida still lack power days hurricane irma ravage state firefighters medics respond emergency call hollywood north miami find three people dead inside build whose second floor police chief late describe extremely hot altogether city officials say eight people age 71 99 die cause yet determine investigation possible criminal negligence begin hollywood police chief tomas sanchez tell reporters attempt reuters reach official for-profit rehabilitation center hollywood hill home phone email unsuccessful sanchez decline say temperatures second floor build deaths illustrate peril persist even increase aftermath major disaster elderly medically fragile heat top killer hurricanes disasters cause power outages say dr. thomas kirsch director national center disaster medicine public health kirsch note hundreds elderly people die 1995 chicago heat wave hurricane katrina devastate new orleans 2005. temperatures broward county north miami reach 90 degrees fahrenheit 32 degrees celsius three days since irma smash florida sunday often see injuries deaths disaster unite state common actually cause disaster kirsch say lose full air condition sunday facility place eight portable air coolers throughout build fan halls state officials say emergency order late wednesday officials also contact power provider state say efforts prevent disasters nurse facilities improve recent years public health experts say new federal regulations require facilities sufficient backup power maintain reasonable temperatures capacity test florida home among high concentrations senior citizens unite state 1.6 million people age 75 years old accord 2015 u.s. census u.s. senate age committee cite florida deaths wednesday say would hear next week disaster plan elderly house community senior citizens immokalee florida residents tell reuters reporter tuesday nothing eat small apartments without power office assistant hunt bottle water ice residents without run water among state nearly 700 nurse facilities 150 lack power wednesday morning say florida health care association represent home early wednesday several call place emergency service hollywood nurse home 150 people evacuate many suffer respiratory issue dehydration heat-related problems accord memorial regional hospital spokesman randy katz recently tuesday afternoon home tell state health officials power access fan spot coolers florida governor rick scott note statement assist live center go without power nearly three days say efforts run fan keep breeze flow open windows could go far inside temperatures climb 88 degrees fahrenheit 31 celsius near critical point day survive two days ok say dan nelson chief operate officer cape coral shore assist live add things like happen hollywood unfortunately could happen somewhere else hollywood center deaths occur earn average mark two five star nurse home rat system medicare u.s. health insurance program elderly disable medicare record show elder care disaster pose challenge even best circumstances say kathryn hyer professor school age study university south florida tampa whose research show evacuations deadly medically frail dependant equipment medications shelter place preferable time say require plan survive aftermath hard hyer say note least nurse center offer protections really worry people community alone florida deaths swelter nurse home show post-disaster peril