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9 dead, 1 critical in Fall River assisted living facility fire. Here’s what we know.
River firefighters arrived at the scene Sunday to find some of the trapped residents screaming for help out of the windows.
The past legal controversies of the owner of the Fall River assisted care facility that caught fire
The owner of Gabriel House, Dennis Etzkorn, says he is cooperating with the investigation into the deadly fire at the ...
Lax oversight of assisted living facilities may have left Gabriel House vulnerable
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former ...
Residents recount harrowing escape from deadly Fall River fire: ‘It was just a disaster’
Gabriel House residents described a chaotic scene Sunday night before they were rescued from the blaze that left nine dead ...
‘Unfathomable tragedy’: At least 9 people died and dozens injured in fire at an assisted living home in Fall River
A nighttime fire turned into an “unfathomable tragedy” at a Fall River assisted living facility where nine elderly residents ...
9 dead in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire. Chief calls it "unfathomable tragedy."
Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in an assisted living home fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, ...
Fall River fire that killed 9, injured 30 deemed ‘not suspicious’; Victims identified
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quin III identified the 9 victims on Monday as 64-year-old Rui Albernaz, ...
Family of victim from the Fall River assisted living home fire anxiously await updates
The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved ...
Gabriel House residents react to fatal Fall River fire: 'Not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty'
Survivor Kerry Leckey talks with reporters outside the Timao Center in Fall River on Monday, July 14. Leckey was one of the ...
9 dead, dozens hurt in fire at assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts: Officials
Nine people have been killed and dozens are hurt as a fire tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River, ...
Officials report 9 deaths in Fall River assisted living facility fire
Ambulances appeared to be waiting for patients, while a report shared by the fire union indicated the fire may be a "mass ...
9 dead in fire at Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts. "Unfathomable tragedy," chief says.
Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts, according to authorities.