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Hurricane Irma: Hialeah Hospital Has 2 Hours Of Power Left
Hialeah Hospital has less than two hours of generator power left due to a diesel shortage, according to Sen. Marco Rubio.

HIALEAH, FL — Hialeah Hospital is running low on diesel for its generators, according to a tweet from Sen. Marco Rubio.
In the tweet, Rubio said he got a report that the hospital has less than two hours of diesel left, adding that they need diesel or for power utilities to get the system up and running again.
Just got report @HialeahHospital has less than 2 hours of diesel left to run generator. They need diesel or @insideFPL restoration ASAP
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 11, 2017
The hospital's capacity is 378 beds, according to the Guardian.
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