Abandoned Vibra Hospital becomes a firefighter killer, city takes action [Video]

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – The city of Springfield is now threatening legal action against the owners of the old Vibra Hospital after officials say the company has failed to maintain the property and board off the building, creating a dangerous situation for the Springfield community and putting the city’s purchase of the property in jeopardy.

Springfield Police Superintendent Larry Akers says that because of the Vibra’s inaction, people have been using this hospital as a drug den, and fire commissioner B.J. Calvi says people have been squatting inside old hospital rooms and the boards placed on the building by Vibra are not up to code.

“Not being boarded and secured, not being cleaned, the activity that has gone on here for the last couple of weeks, you can see the amount of damage that has been done to this building,” said Springfield Building Commissioner Steve Desilets

The hospital shut down …