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9 dead in fire at Massachusetts assisted-living facility

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.

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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 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.

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Deadly fire forces assisted living facility residents out of home

Residents who survived a deadly fire in a Massachusetts assisted living facility say they’ll never forget it. NBC Boston spoke with some of the survivors about what they experienced.

Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults

More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges ...

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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 ...

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Victims who died in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire identified

The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts, have been ...

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Deadly fire highlights minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

Speaking Wednesday after learning about the Gabriel House fire, Mollot said the problems that plagued that facility are not unique to Massachusetts. “Unlike nursing homes, assisted living has ...

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Massachusetts assisted-living blaze kills a musician, secretary, and veteran Army sharpshooter

A Massachusetts native, Willett spent more than 20 years as a secretary and even worked briefly as a cocktail waitress, her ...

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