Fall River, Gabriel House and fire department
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The Fall River mayor’s office has confirmed all Gabriel House residents displaced by the tragic Sunday fire that claimed nine lives now have new living arrangements.
When the deadly fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the assisted living facility had 70 residents and just two staff members working, according to the mayor and an employee.
River will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more overtime to increase the number of crew members working each shift following this week's deadly fire at an assisted living facility.
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
Complainant screaming that there is fire, and alarms sounding. Unable to figure out exactly what was going on,” the dispatcher said.
Gabriel House was an assisted living residence, according to the state of Massachusetts. Here's how the state defines that
Flames tore through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and injuring at least 30.