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Smoking or an oxygen machine issue may have sparked the deadly fire at Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Video from police body cameras shows officers entering a Fall River assisted living building during a deadly fire and gives a first-person view of some of the rescues.
Ten people were killed and one was critically injured in a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Fall River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.
Healey announced $1.2 million in state funds would be made available to Fall River to hire more emergency response personnel.
Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.
Healey announced $1.2 million in state funds would be made available to Fall River to hire more emergency response personnel.
Fall River police said the officers who responded to the fire “exemplified professionalism, bravery, and selflessness in the face of danger.” ...
“There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.
Fall River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.
Fall River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved lives, but the city's mayor said it's too soon for the debate.
Officials announced a preliminary investigation shows a oxygen tank malfunction or smoking may have caused the deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire that claimed the lives of 10 last week… ...