US EditionWhat We Know About Victims of Fall River Assisted Living Center Fire
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 14 – A fire at Gabriel House nursing home killed nine residents and injured over 30, with around 50 firefighters involved in the rescue, officials said.
- A fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House, a care home for seniors in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulting in the deaths of nine residents and hospitalizing about 30 others.
- The fire started in one wing and escalated to five alarms, prompting around 50 firefighters to respond while investigations continue without suspicion.
- First responders arrived to find thick smoke and residents in distress, some clinging to windows and calling for help, at the assisted living facility that has housed around 70 people since opening in 1999.
- The identified victims include Eleanor Willett, 86, David Dixon’s mother, and Richard Rochon, 78, a Vietnam War sharpshooter who moved into Gabriel House about a year ago, with Governor Maura Healey visiting Monday and praising heroic first responders.
- The fire is the deadliest in Massachusetts since 1984, and while the community honors those who lost their lives, authorities are continuing their efforts to determine how and where the blaze began.
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Officials give update on deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire - Boston News, Weather, Sports
Fall River Fire Department Chief Jeffrey Bacon provided an update in the deadly Gabriel House fire in Fall River that happened late Sunday night. Nine people died in the fire and 30 people were taken to a hospital as a result. In the update, Chief Bacon touched on staffing issues the department faces, as well as other fire departments in the area and in Massachusetts. The Fall River Fire Department has partnered with the State Fire Marshall’s Of…
Update on Fall River assisted living fire expected as workers, relatives mourn losses
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — Nine people died and 30 others were injured in Sunday night’s fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon with the latest on the ongoing investigation. For the foreseeable future, a daily news briefing will be held Monday through Friday at one in the afternoon. Survivors are now describing their experience from inside the buildin…
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) — A fire at a Massachusetts nursing home killed nine people and left residents trapped inside, some hanging from windows as they pleaded for help.
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