BROCKTON – WBZ got an exclusive look at the work being done inside Brockton Hospital, one year after a massive electrical fire knocked the facility out of commission.
Brockton Hospital President Bob Haffey remembers how frantic it was.
“I was actually up on the floors helping to move patients on that day,” Haffey said. “It was scary. There was smoke, it was hard to breathe, and as you can imagine there was sort of organized chaos.”
More than 160 patients were evacuated and not a single injury during the firefight.
“I guess if there’s any silver lining, it’s reimagined, repurposed and it’s going to provide excellent quality healthcare to Brocktonians and beyond,” Mayor Robert Sullivan said.
WBZ joined Brockton’s mayor and hospital leaders on a walkthrough of the work with a full reopening date set for June.
“Probably in the safest hospital in Massachusetts because we have a completely renovated electrical system,” Haffey said.