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Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire
The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.
Authorities ID woman killed in Fall River assisted living facility fire
The names of all 10 people killed in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River have now been released.
Fall River assisted living facility fire victim remembered for his ‘contagious personality’
One of the victims of the deadly Gabriel House assisted living facility fire that happened in Fall River earlier this month ...
Final victim in deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire identified
The final victim in a fire that killed 10 residents at Fall River’s Gabriel House assisted living facility earlier this month ...
Sprinklers worked 5 days before deadly Fall River fire, owners say
The statement said that there were quarterly inspections of the fire suppression system and that the latest happened five ...
Fall River assisted living facility fire claims 10th victim, officials confirm
The tenth victim in the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility fire died on Friday, the Bristol County District Attorney’s ...
'Tragedy is understatement': Fall River assisted living facility releases statement after fatal fire
As new safety regulations take effect for assisted living facilities in Massachusetts, the owners of the Fall River facility that was the site of a devastating fire that killed 10 residents last week ...
Fall River assisted living facility where 9 died in fire had not been inspected by state since October 2023, I-Team finds
The last time the state of Massachusetts inspected the Gabriel House in Fall River was in October 2023, the I-Team has ...
Fall River chief says deadly assisted living home fire "was destined to kill 50+" as cause remains unknown
The cause of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is still unknown.
9 dead, dozens hurt in fire at assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts: Officials
Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt as a fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, ...
Tenth victim of the Gabriel House in Fall River assisted living fire died: DA updates
The Bristol County DA reported the update Friday saying, "it was due to a miscommunication with a medical agency." ...
As investigators probe cause of fire, Fall River mayor faults owner of assisted living home for spotty communication
It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his ...