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FALL RIVER, Mass. — A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday. Brenda Cropper, 66, died late Wednesday after being hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House, Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn III announced.
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A tenth person has died after a fire tore through a Massachusetts assisted living facility. Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn announced the death of 66-year-old Brenda Cropper on Thursday, July 17, according to CBS affiliate WBZ-TV, MassLive and NPR station WBUR .
A fire at a senior living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, left nine dead and over 30 injured, officials said.
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.
Fall River will increase firefighter staffing following tragedy at Gabriel House, city officials say
Mayor Paul Coogan and IAFF General President Edward Kelly announced on Wednesday that staffing levels at the Fall River Fire Department will increase immediately.