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Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults
Top Massachusetts officials are suggesting the state consider new ways to regulate and finance so-called affordable assisted ...
Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: 'I'm sure she felt so helpless'
Shirley Chambra was outside smoking a cigarette when she saw sparks and then flames at her home: the Gabriel House ...
Family of victim from the Fall River assisted living home fire anxiously await updates
The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved ...
Fall River fire chief defends response to deadly fire at assisted living home
You could have had 100 firefighters show up on that scene and it wouldn’t have been enough,” Jeffrey Bacon said at a news ...
Fall River assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before
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, according to ...
Fall River fire chief addresses firefighter staffing questions after assisted living home fire
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon addressed questions about firefighter staffing levels on night of the fire that killed nine ...
Victims who died in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire identified
The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts,​ have been ...
‘Impossible situation’: Fall River chief reflects on response to deadly fire at assisted-living home
Jeffrey Bacon joined Boston 25 Morning News and answered questions about the tragic fire that left nine people dead.
Devastating Fire Engulfs Assisted Living Home: What to Know
A deadly fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, July 13. The Fall River ...