Fall River assisted living center fire kills 9
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River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night.
At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for coverage in the event of a crisis -- but in an event like the Gabriel House “you can never have enough staff,” and that he is primarily focused on the lives that were saved.
Crystal Andrade said her 63-year-old mother was sleeping and had her hearing aids turned off when the fire alarms sounded.
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former employee interviewed in the aftermath of the fatal fire there that killed nine residents.
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After a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street, Fall River residents are mourning the dead and looking to help the survivors.
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