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Tenth Person Dies From Massachusetts Assisted-Living Fire

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Death toll revised to 9 in devastating Massachusetts assisted living facility fire
Nine people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night. The death toll was revised after an error from the district attorney’s office on Friday. Elderly residents rushed to their windows to scream and beg for help as smoke filled the hallways.

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Tenth resident dies after Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire
Tenth victim of Massachusetts assisted living facility fire has not died
10th Gabriel House fire victim still alive; DA incorrectly reported death
The Bristol County District Attorney’s office incorrectly reported the death of a woman who was hospitalized and in critical condition following a deadly fire at an assisted living residence in Fall R...

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‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief recounts Gabriel House fire
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Another fatality reported from Fall River blaze, count now 10 dead
New details about deadly Fall River assisted-living fire emerge, but exact cause remains unclear
However, displaced residents and relatives have told of substandard conditions at the facility in Fall River, a blue-collar community of shuttered textile mills that’s one of the poorest cities in Ma...

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Fall River fire lieutenant recalls 'sheer chaos' and rescues at assisted living facility fire
Fall River will increase firefighter staffing following tragedy at Gabriel House, city officials say
Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire
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.
Fire at assisted-living facility 'was destined to kill 50-plus people,' chief says, praising 'hero' responders
The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.
New body cam footage show officer's POV of rescues during deadly assisted living fire
Video from police body cameras shows officers entering the building during the fire and assisting with the rescues of residents. (The Fall River Police Department edited this footage.)
Fall River Police released body-worn camera video from night of deadly assisted living facility fire
Police released body-worn camera video showing rescues from the night an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts caught fire, killing at least nine people.
‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief tearfully describes scene of deadly Gabriel House fire
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.
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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 significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.
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