Fall River fire at Gabriel House assisted living
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Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.
The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.
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.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday. The post ‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief tearfully describes scene of deadly Gabriel House fire appeared first on Boston.