Around 50 firefighters, including dozens who were off-duty, rushed to Gabriel House in downtown Fall River just before 10 p.m. local time Sunday.

A fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts killed nine people. The cause is still under investigation.

Nine people were killed in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts where they were allegedly hanging out of windows screaming for help.

A fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and injured at least 30. A firefighters union said understaffing hindered the response and may have cost lives.

First responders rushed to Gabriel House in Massachusetts after a fire tore through the assisted living facility.

A deadly fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, July 13. The Fall River Fire Department said the fire caused multiple injuries and fatalities at the Gabriel House home on Oliver Street, ABC6 reported.

Gabriel House residents described a chaotic scene Sunday night before they were rescued from the blaze that left nine dead and dozens more injured.