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Fall River, Massachusetts fire chief addresses questions about firefighter staffing at deadly assisted living fire
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire ...
Fall River Fire at Gabriel House Live: What officials have said on Tuesday
At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for ...
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 ...
Probe into deadly Fall River fire continues
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 at Gabriel House assisted living: Names and ages of victims
The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.
Survivor of deadly Fall River assisted living fire said "I thought it was going to be the end"
Residents of the Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts described the terrifying moments that smoke filled the assisted ...
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Fall River Fire at Gabriel House Live: 'Budgets are politics'
Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...
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A Worcester connection to the deadly fire in Fall River: Here are the details
The owner of an assisted-living facility in Fall River where nine died in a fire also owns an adult foster care business in ...
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 ...
Fall River facility where fatal fire broke out was understaffed and poorly maintained, current and former employees allege
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former ...