9 dead in fire at Massachusetts assisted-living facility
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Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
When the deadly fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the assisted living facility had 70 residents, but how many staff members were working? Paul Lanzikos is with the advocacy group Dignity Alliance,
You could have had 100 firefighters show up on that scene and it wouldn’t have been enough,” Jeffrey Bacon said at a news briefing outside the fire department’s headquarters Tuesday.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved one.
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"Whatever can be learned from this tragedy, from fire prevention to rescue perspectives, is of the utmost importance," writes one reader.
The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.