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Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home kills 9

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 Services.

USA TODAY · 19h

Fall River assisted living center fire kills 9: What happened Monday

A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.

The New York Times · 8h

Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility

A former employee said she never saw the staff perform fire drills. The local fire chief pushed back at claims that dispatching more firefighters would’ve saved more lives.

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USA TODAY · 11h

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 coverage in the event of a crisis -- but in an event like the Gabriel House “you can never have enough staff,” and that he is primarily focused on the lives that were saved.

Yahoo · 10h

Man shot after armed standoff with Fall River officers, police say

A man was shot after an armed standoff with police in Fall River, Massachusetts, while experiencing a mental health crisis, the city's police department said in a statement Tuesday.

WPRI Providence on MSN · 21h

Man dead after armed confrontation with Fall River police

Fall River police say a mental health-related call led to an exchange of gunfire between a man and responding officers. Just after 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, police went to a duplex on Langley Street after receiving calls from concerned family members,

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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 ...

‘Heroic’: Fall River first responders prevented ‘unimaginable loss of life,’ Gov. Healey says

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey praised first responders in Fall River for their “heroic” work in preventing an “unimaginable ...

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