Fall River, Massachusetts
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Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.
River fire chief gave a harrowing recount of the night nine people were killed in a fire at the Gabriel House.
The investigation into the fire’s cause is ongoing but “does not appear to be suspicious,” according to the Bristol County district attorney's office.
A deadly fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, July 13. The Fall River Fire Department said the fire caused multiple injuries and fatalities at the Gabriel House home on Oliver Street, ABC6 reported.
River Fire Department confirmed that there are multiple injuries and fatalities. A family reunification centre has now been set up at the chapel at the St. Anne’s Hospital.