Displaced residents and relatives say, despite substandard conditions, it was a place where people from difficult circumstances found each other.

There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said ...

River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said he plans to release the fire inspection report for Gabriel House Thursday, after paperwork delays.

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents ...