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Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more ...
Fall River fire chief defends response to deadly fire at assisted living home
You could have had 100 firefighters show up on that scene and it wouldn’t have been enough,” Jeffrey Bacon said at a news ...
Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: 'I'm sure she felt so helpless'
Shirley Chambra was outside smoking a cigarette when she saw sparks and then flames at her home: the Gabriel House ...
Victims who died in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire identified
The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts,​ have been ...
Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults
Top Massachusetts officials are suggesting the state consider new ways to regulate and finance so-called affordable assisted ...
Fall River fire chief addresses firefighter staffing questions after assisted living home fire
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon addressed questions about firefighter staffing levels on night of the fire that killed nine ...
Family of victim from the Fall River assisted living home fire anxiously await updates
The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved ...
‘Impossible situation’: Fall River chief reflects on response to deadly fire at assisted-living home
Jeffrey Bacon joined Boston 25 Morning News and answered questions about the tragic fire that left nine people dead.
Governor Healey holds press conference following fire at Fall River senior facility that left nine dead. Follow live updates.
Nine people are dead and about 30 people are injured, one critically, after a fire broke out at an assisted living facility ...
9 dead in Fall River assisted living home fire. "Unfathomable tragedy," chief says.
Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in an assisted living home fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, authorities said. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon called the fire at Gabriel ...