Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home kills 9
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The owner was indicted in 2012 in an alleged kickback scheme, but the charges were dropped after judges ruled investigators obtained key records illegally, records show.
Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help, authorities said Monday.
The union representing Fall River firefighters directly called on the city’s mayor to increase staffing levels the day after a deadly blaze at an assisted living facility killed nine and hospitalized nearly 30 on Sunday night.
Gabriel House residents described a chaotic scene Sunday night before they were rescued from the blaze that left nine dead and dozens more injured.
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