River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.

There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.

Officials announced Wednesday that the fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts that killed nine people led to an agreement to make staffing additions to the Fall River Fire Department.

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.

Lt. Paul Machado, a 30-year veteran of Fall River Fire Department who helped rescue elderly and disabled residents of Gabriel House by ladder, reflects on the tragedy.

River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night.

A fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River killed nine residents and injured 30 others, including five firefighters. Gabriel House resident Kerry Leckey said everything in her apartment is “gone, gone, gone.” Among other things that are gone: three friends.

Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.

FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.