Fall River, Gabriel House
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Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition for several days. She was the 10th person killed in the Fall River fire.
Officials announced Wednesday that the fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts that killed nine people led to an agreement to make staffing additions to the Fall River Fire Department.
The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.
FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.
A fire at a senior living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, left nine dead and over 30 injured, officials said.