Deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire
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Complainant screaming that there is fire, and alarms sounding. Unable to figure out exactly what was going on,” the dispatcher said.
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.
We lost nine folks last night in this terrible tragedy and our hearts and our sympathies are with the families,” Gov. Maura Healey said Monday morning.
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.
A deadly fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, July 13. The Fall River Fire Department said the fire caused multiple injuries and fatalities at the Gabriel House home on Oliver Street, ABC6 reported.