The former dress store at 452 S. Main St. was granted permission to be converted to 5 apartments in a downtown area that could benefit from renters.

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FALL RIVER, MASS. (WHDH) - A large fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River, took the lives of nine people and injured dozens of others, including responding firefighters.

Fall River has had two fires over its history that have been dubbed "The Great Fire" – one in 1843 and another in 1928.

A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.

A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.

Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt as a fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said.

The fire broke out on Sunday in the city of Fall River, a state official said. More than 30 residents were taken to hospitals.

A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River Sunday night, killing nine residents and sending at least 30 more to area hospitals. Many of the building’s residents were in wheelchairs ...

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