News

Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire

The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.

Final victim in deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire identified

The final victim in a fire that killed 10 residents at Fall River’s Gabriel House assisted living facility earlier this month ...

Authorities ID woman killed in Fall River assisted living facility fire

The 10th resident killed in a fire that tore through the Gabriel House assisted living facility last week has been identified ...

'Tragedy is understatement': Fall River assisted living facility releases statement after fatal fire

As new safety regulations take effect for assisted living facilities in Massachusetts, the owners of the Fall River facility that was the site of a devastating fire that killed 10 residents last week ...

Fall River assisted living facility fire claims 10th victim, officials confirm

The tenth victim in the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility fire died on Friday, the Bristol County District Attorney’s ...

Gov. Healey announces new safety measures at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire

Gov. Healey has announced measures to enhance safety at assisted living facilities​ in the wake of a fire​ that killed nine ...

New details about deadly Fall River assisted-living fire emerge, but exact cause remains unclear

A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, ...

What we still don’t know about the deadly Fall River fire

Questions remain about the Gabriel House fire, one of the state’s deadliest fires in decades, that killed 10 people and left 30 others injured at an assisted living facility in Fall River.

Fall River chief says deadly assisted living home fire "was destined to kill 50+" as cause remains unknown

The cause of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is still unknown.

Fall River fire: Assisted living facility’s track record, fire department’s staffing under scrutiny

Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl amid the ongoing investigation ...

As investigators probe cause of fire, Fall River mayor faults owner of assisted living home for spotty communication

It’s very important in a crisis that people stay in contact,” Mayor Paul Coogan said in a wide-ranging interview from his ...