Massachusetts, Deadly Fire and Assisted Living
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By COREY WILLIAMS Gabriel House had seen better days. The 100-unit assisted-living facility that burned Sunday night, killing nine people so far, opened in 1999 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Some
Gabriel House was an assisted living residence, according to the state of Massachusetts. Here's how the state defines that
The mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts said only two people were working at the Gabriel House when a fire broke out Sunday night, killing nine residents at the assisted living facility. An employee told CBS News both workers were new to the job.
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.
The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.
The cause of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is still unknown.