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Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities
The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.
‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief recounts Gabriel House fire
River fire chief gave a harrowing recount of the night nine people were killed in a fire at the Gabriel House.
Community mourns residents lost in Fall River assisted living facility fire
Heartbreak and questions still linger in Fall River after a fire tore through an assisted living facility on Sunday, killing nine people.
Fall River assisted living facility where 9 died in fire had not been inspected since October 2023, I-Team finds
When the deadly fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the assisted living facility had 70 residents and just two staff members working, according to the mayor and an employee.
Additional Fall River assisted living fire victim identified
The eighth victim in the fatal fire that ripped through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on Sunday has been identified. Joseph Wilansky, 77, was identified by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III on Wednesday.
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Fall River will hire more firefighters following deadly assisted living facility fire
River will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more overtime to increase the number of crew members working each shift following this week's deadly fire at an assisted living facility.
9 dead in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire. Chief calls it "unfathomable tragedy."
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 House "an unfathomable tragedy.
Fall River assisted living center fire kills 9: What happened Monday
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
Fall River fire: Assisted living facility’s track record, fire department’s staffing under scrutiny
Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
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Investigators search for answers after a fire kills 9 in a Fall River assisted living facility
As state and local authorities probe Sunday's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, a firefighter’s union is already claiming a shortage of firefighters may have played a role in its devastation.
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 than two dozen health and safety incidents. That's according
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