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Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire
The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.
As investigators probe cause of fire, Fall River mayor faults owner of assisted living home for spotty communication
It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his ...
Death toll rises to 10 in devastating Massachusetts assisted living facility fire
Ten people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night, making elderly residents rush ...
Fall River funeral homes offering services to Gabriel House fire victims' families need
Two funeral homes, and St. Mary's Cathedral, are assisting the families of loved ones killed in the Gabriel House fire.
Prominent law firm announces investigation into deadly Fall River fire
The nation's largest injury law firm announced Friday it was investigating the fatal fire in Fall River Sunday night.
Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges ...
Fall River fire victims include a musician, secretary, and veteran Army sharpshooter
A blaze at a Massachusetts assisted-living home Sunday killed a musician, a secretary, a veteran Army sharpshooter and six other people. Some in her family say Gabriel House wasn’t ...
Deadly Fall River fire exposes long-simmering dispute over department staffing
River fire union has claimed more lives could have been saved if more firefighters were on scene. The mayor says the ...