They kept reporting him: He died in the one clean room in the house

Editor’s note: This article ties to this report: Marion County’s EMS safety net praised by grand jury has funding gap | Ocala Gazette

Ocala Fire Capt. Chris Hickman remembers the home because of the pictures.

Pizza boxes and fecal matter were strewn through the rooms, he said, the stench so bad that other residents of the building were leaving. The senior living in the mess did not see a problem. Ocala Fire Rescue crews kept going back and kept reporting what they found…

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