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Roaches, missed care and no way out: What life was like at Gabriel House before fire killed 10
For weeks at a time, assisted living residents in wheelchairs on the top level of Gabriel House couldn’t leave their floor, ...
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 ...
Gabriel House fire claims 10th victim as woman taken off life support
A woman hospitalized after the Gabriel House fire in Fall River on Sunday died after she was taken off life support, her ...
Assisted-living facility where 9 died in fire was up for recertification this year: Officials
The Massachusetts assisted-living facility that caught fire Sunday evening was slated to undergo a recertification and ...
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 ...
All displaced Gabriel House residents have new living arrangements, city says
The Fall River mayor’s office has confirmed all Gabriel House residents displaced by the tragic Sunday fire that claimed nine ...
‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief tearfully describes scene of deadly Gabriel House fire
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said ...
Fatal blaze at assisted-living center raises questions on safety and firefighter staffing
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine ...