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Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home kills 9

Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.

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9 dead in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire. Chief calls it "unfathomable tragedy."

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Speculation Swirls After Deadly Fire at Massachusetts Assisted Living Facility

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How to help Gabriel House fire victims in Fall River: GoFundMe and donations drive places

The morning after a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street in Fall River, officials were mourning the dead and looking to help the survivors.

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Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults

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Photos show the aftermath of a fatal fire at an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts

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See photos of the scene of fatal Fall River assisted living facility fire

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Residents recount harrowing escape from deadly Fall River fire: ‘It was just a disaster’

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‘He was a tough cookie’: Vietnam veteran among those lost in fire

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Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.

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Fire at assisted-living facility 'was destined to kill 50-plus people,' chief says, praising 'hero' responders

The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.

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Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

By COREY WILLIAMS Gabriel House had seen better days. The 100-unit assisted-living facility that burned Sunday night, killing nine people so far, opened in 1999 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Some

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‘Unfathomable tragedy’: At least 9 people died and dozens injured in fire at an assisted living home in Fall River

A nighttime fire turned into an “unfathomable tragedy” at a Fall River assisted living facility where nine elderly residents died and at least 30 more were injured.

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Victims who died in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire identified

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.

Firefighters say understaffing hampered rescue and cost lives in fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home

A fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and injured at least 30. A firefighters union said understaffing hindered the response and may have cost lives.