Massachusetts, Fall River Fire Chief
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9 Dead In Gabriel House Blaze
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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.
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.
After nine people died in an assisted living facility, IAFF officials said Fall River didn't have enough firefighters on duty.
As state and local authorities probe Sunday's deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, a firefighter’s union is already claiming a shortage of firefighters may have played a role in its devastation.
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First responders rescued dozens of people from inside an assisted living facility where nine people were killed.