The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.

Body-worn camera footage from Fall River police shows officers rescuing residents from the Gabriel House fire. Check it out.

The scene outside Gabriel House, the assisted living facility that saw a deadly fire over the weekend, was solemn Wednesday, as mourners placed flowers and lit candles, some praying, others standing silently, some imagining the scene over the weekend that left nine residents dead.

What they saw upon initial arrival on the scene was horrific and at times, they were powerless and couldn’t perform the duties that they wanted to.”

The preventable tragedy at Gabriel House demonstrates the potential suffering posed to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, by the savage cuts to social programs in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” relied upon by millions.

Jason Murphy has been anxiously trying to get his mother’s belongings from her room at the Gabriel House assisted living facility.

Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.

FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.