Gabriel House was an assisted living residence, according to the state of Massachusetts. Here's how the state defines that

A former employee said she never saw the staff perform fire drills. The local fire chief pushed back at claims that dispatching more firefighters would’ve saved more lives.

Following a deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, a state lawmaker is pushing for hearings to examine the incident and the regulatory requirements for assisted living centers in Massachusetts.

A Massachusetts native, Willett spent more than 20 years as a secretary and even worked briefly as a cocktail waitress, her granddaughter said. Her home was always a base for everyone in her family, Mallowes said.

Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught fire Sunday evening.

Around 50 firefighters, including dozens who were off-duty, rushed to Gabriel House in downtown Fall River just before 10 p.m. local time Sunday.

Flames roared through an assisted-living residence in Massachusetts, killing nine people, injuring 30 others and trapping residents inside.

The October 2023 compliance report listed several violations for Gabriel House, connected to missing documentation.

Nine people died and dozens were hurt in a fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility, and finger-pointing has already begun over whether there were enough firefighters to respond and whether staff at the facility did enough to help.

Por MICHAEL CASEY, KIMBERLEE KRUESI, PATRICK WHITTLE y HOLLY RAMERFALL RIVER, Massachusetts, EE.UU. (AP) — Un incendio en una casa para ancianos en Massachusetts cobró la vida de nueve