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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.
The eighth victim in the fatal fire that ripped through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on Sunday has been identified. Joseph Wilansky, 77, was identified by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III on Wednesday.
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Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, authorities said. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon called the fire at Gabriel House "an unfathomable tragedy.
Complainant screaming that there is fire, and alarms sounding. Unable to figure out exactly what was going on,” the dispatcher said.
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.
The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts, have been released by the Bristol County District Attorney.
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.