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Fall River, Massachusetts fire chief addresses questions about firefighter staffing at deadly assisted living fire
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.
An investigation is underway after a fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 9 people. Here’s what we know
Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught fire Sunday evening.
Fall River facility where fatal fire broke out was understaffed and poorly maintained, current and former employees allege
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former employee interviewed in the aftermath of the fatal fire there that killed nine residents.
Survivors Recall Escape from Fire at Assisted Living Facility That Killed 9, Accuse Staff of Being Slow to Respond
The fire broke out at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility on Oliver Street in Fall River late on Sunday, July 13, according to a statement shared by police on Facebook.
‘Heroic’: Fall River first responders prevented ‘unimaginable loss of life,’ Gov. Healey says
Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey praised first responders in Fall River for their “heroic” work in preventing an “unimaginable loss of life” in a fire at an assisted living facility on Sunday night.
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