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10th victim dies due to injuries suffered in Gabriel House fire
A tenth person has died following last weekend's devastating fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, according to the ...
Roaches, missed care and no way out: What life was like at Gabriel House before fire killed 10
For weeks at a time, assisted living residents in wheelchairs on the top level of Gabriel House couldn’t leave their floor, ...
Death toll from fire at senior living facility in Massachusetts increases
The fire broke out the evening of July 13, trapping residents inside and forcing first responders to pull people through windows.
Gabriel House fire claims 10th victim as woman taken off life support
A woman hospitalized after the Gabriel House fire in Fall River on Sunday died after she was taken off life support, her ...
What is an assisted living facility — and how does it differ from a nursing home?
Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer or how they differ from other ...
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Family of Gabriel House resident retains large personal injury law firm to investigate facility fire
The family of a resident at the Gabriel House assisted living facility has retained a law firm to investigate the ...
Fatal blaze at assisted-living center raises questions on safety and firefighter staffing
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine ...
‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief tearfully describes scene of deadly Gabriel House fire
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said ...