US EditionAssisted-Living Facility Where Fire Killed 10 Temporarily Lost Certification for Mistreatment
BRISTOL COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 13 – The fire at Gabriel House was the deadliest in Massachusetts in decades, killing 10 people including Halina Lawler, officials said.
- On July 13, a fire broke out in a second-story room at Gabriel House, resulting in 10 deaths, investigators said.
- Amid about two dozen complaints, the facility lost its certification nearly a decade ago over resident mistreatment, according to state regulators.
- Investigators said last week the fire started unintentionally by smoking or an oxygen machine issue, and the blaze left residents hanging out of windows and screaming for help.
- Amid the tragedy, Gabriel House’s owner pledged support for the victims’ families, as owner Dennis Etzkorn said he will not speak to journalists and is focusing on helping families.
- Highlighting regulatory gaps, the blaze has prompted Gov. Maura Healey to support reforms by a state commission on assisted-living facility improvements.
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Assisted-living facility where fire killed 10 temporarily lost certification for mistreatment
State regulators say a Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month had its certification temporarily suspended nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment.
Woman killed in Gabriel House fire remembered for resilience, tenacity
A 70-year-old woman killed in a deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River earlier this month was remembered in her obituary as a “beacon of resilience and tenacity.”Halina Lawler was one of 10 people killed in the fire, which broke out on July 13 in a second-story room at the facility. The fire was the deadliest in Massachusetts in decades.
A Massachusetts assisted living center, where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month, temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to the mistreatment of residents, according to state regulators. The specific details of what motivated the one-month suspension were omitted from documents that the state’s Executive Office for Aging and Independence provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday. However, based on an incident in Marc…
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