Woman, 66, Is Tenth Person to Die
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The cause of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is still unknown.
A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday, as records and accounts from staff raise concerns about conditions at Gabriel House before the blaze. ‘You don’t come back from that’: Fall River paramedics speak for 1st time after Gabriel House fire
Massachusetts Governor Healey announces safety upgrades for Assisted Living Residences following a fire tragedy.
Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, authorities said. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon called the fire at Gabriel House "an unfathomable tragedy.
In the wake of a devastating fire that killed nine residents of a Fall River assisted living facility, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Friday announced new fire safety measures.
The state Executive Office of Elder Affairs cited the facility for seven deficiencies, four of which were repeat problems.
Dignity Alliance, an advocacy coalition, is calling on state legislators to ramp up assisted living laws based on forthcoming state report.