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First responders rescued dozens of people from inside an assisted living facility where nine people were killed.
Running into a burning building of vulnerable people, knowing not all will survive – it’s horrifying. Even though firefighters sign up, it affects them.
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more ...
The investigation into one of the deadliest fires in Massachusetts in recent years will almost certainly look at the performance of the sprinkler system in the building, a fire protection engineer ...
Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
A former employee said she never saw the staff perform fire drills. The local fire chief pushed back at claims that ...
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said he requested additional staffing prior to the deadly Sunday night fire at the Gabriel Assisted Living Facility that killed nine people.
Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.
Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...
Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the ...