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Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire

The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.

Sprinklers worked 5 days before deadly Fall River fire, owners say

The statement said that there were quarterly inspections of the fire suppression system and that the latest happened five ...

Fall River assisted living facility where 9 died in fire had not been inspected by state since October 2023, I-Team finds

The last time the state of Massachusetts inspected the Gabriel House in Fall River was in October 2023, the I-Team has ...

As investigators probe cause of fire, Fall River mayor faults owner of assisted living home for spotty communication

It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his ...

Death toll rises to 10 in devastating Massachusetts assisted living facility fire

Ten people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night, making elderly residents rush ...

Deadly Fall River fire exposes long-simmering dispute over department staffing

River fire union has claimed more lives could have been saved if more firefighters were on scene. The mayor says the ...

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 ...

Fall River fire victims include a musician, secretary, and veteran Army sharpshooter

A blaze at a Massachusetts assisted-living home Sunday killed a musician, a secretary, a veteran Army sharpshooter and six other people. Some in her family say Gabriel House wasn’t ...