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Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents, according to regulators’ most ...
Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...
Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the ...
A survivor of Sunday’s Massachusetts blaze claimed staff fled the burning building, leaving elderly residents to fend for ...
River Fire Department Chief Jeffrey Bacon gave an update on Sunday's deadly Gabriel House assisted living facility fire that ...
Neighbors tried to help the fire department make rescues during the deadly fire. Later, the firefighters' union said crews were understaffed.
Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for ...
A large fire at Gabriel House, an assisted living facility in Fall River, took the lives of nine people and<a ...