US EditionMultiple fatalities, injuries in 5-alarm fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 14 – About 70 residents lived at the facility; at least nine died and over 30 were injured as firefighters, including 30 off-duty, battled the five-alarm blaze overnight.
- Late Sunday, firefighters responded at about 9:50 p.m. to the Gabriel House assisted living facility fire, which resulted in nine deaths.
- Initial findings indicate the fire's origin on the third floor is under investigation, officials said, with foul play ruled out.
- About 50 firefighters responded, including 30 off-duty, as firefighters rescued residents trapped inside, with some hanging from windows screaming for help.
- By Monday morning, at least 30 people were hospitalized, including one in critical condition, Fall River Fire Department officials said, after the fire at Gabriel House.
- By the end of next week, the Assisted Living Residences Commission must issue a report and recommendations, officials said, as part of safety reforms following the Massachusetts fire tragedy.
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9 Residents Dead In Massachusetts Care Home Blaze
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Officials are continuing to investigate the cause of a fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility that killed nine people and critically injured another. Several of the people killed were identified Monday, including Rui Albernaz, 64; Ronald Codega, 61; Margaret Duddy, 69; Robert King, 78; Kim Mackin, 71; Richard Rochon, 78; and Eleanor Willett, 86. The identities of a 70-year-old woman and a 77-year-old man were being withheld until their…
9 Killed As Fire Hits Massachusetts Care Home; Dozens Injured - Worthy Christian News
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent FALL RIVER, USA (Worthy News) – The U.S. State of Massachusetts was grieving Monday after nine people were killed and dozens injured when a deadly fire tore through an assisted-living facility in the town of Fall River. Authorities confirmed the death toll, adding that more than 30 others were injured in the blaze, which spread rapidly through Gabriel House. It “was an unfathomable …
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