Following a deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, a state lawmaker is pushing for hearings to examine the incident and the regulatory requirements for assisted living centers in Massachusetts.

The October 2023 compliance report listed several violations for Gabriel House, connected to missing documentation.

A survivor of Sunday’s Massachusetts blaze claimed staff fled the burning building, leaving elderly residents to fend for themselves — while another said workers didn’t even knock on doors to alert them as flames spread.

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It’s important to note that these allegations did not involve the Gabriel House assisted living facility and were unrelated to safety concerns.