Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home kills 9
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River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.
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, according to
Top Massachusetts officials are suggesting the state consider new ways to regulate and finance so-called affordable assisted living homes after the deadly fire Sunday night at the facility for seniors in Fall River that relies heavily on public funding.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
An "extensive investigation" is underway in Fall River after a fire at an assisted living center claimed the lives of nine people.
The state Executive Office of Elder Affairs cited the facility for seven deficiencies, four of which were repeat problems.
The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.