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Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
The state Executive Office of Elder Affairs cited the facility for seven deficiencies, four of which were repeat problems.
You could have had 100 firefighters show up on that scene and it wouldn’t have been enough,” Jeffrey Bacon said at a news briefing outside the fire department’s headquarters Tuesday.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
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.
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.
The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.