Deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire
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A GoFundMe was set up to help the families of those impacted by a fire that burned a Massachusetts assisted living facility Sunday night, with nine people dead and 30 hurt.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
Ambulances appeared to be waiting for patients, while a report shared by the fire union indicated the fire may be a "mass casualty incident."
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Cockroaches, mice and beds without sheets were normal at Gabriel House in Fall River, a resident said a day after the deadly fire. “They didn’t care about people’s lives."
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 employee interviewed in the aftermath of the fatal fire there that killed nine residents.
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The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but the DA’s office said it did not appear to be suspicious. The Firefighters Wives Association has set up a GoFundMe page to help those affected by the fire. So far, it has raised more than $30,000.
Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people. At a news conference, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said the building's owner was cooperating and that the building will soon be boarded up.