FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP/Boston25) — 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 ...

A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday, as records and accounts from staff raise concerns about ...

Authorities on Friday revised the death toll in a fire that tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River on Sunday night. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said that it ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: The story was updated with additional information Thursday morning. As flames tore through a Fall River assisted living residence Sunday night, nearly 50 firefighters rushed to rescue ...

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening oversight of such facilities, according to long-term care resident advocates.

Facing scrutiny over staffing levels during Sunday’s deadly fire at an assisted living facility, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan announced the city will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more ...

EMERGENCY PLANS, AND WE SPOKE WITH SOME RESIDENTS IN AUGUST. THERE WILL BE 70 YEARS INSEPARABLE SINCE THE 1950S. DORIS AND RICHARD RAND ARE THANKFUL THEY CAN STILL LIVE UNDER THE SAME ROOF. ALL OUR ...

The fatal fire at a Fall River facility for seniors last week is poised to reshape how Massachusetts regulates assisted living homes statewide. The blaze at Gabriel House, which killed 10 people and ...

REPLACED YEARS AGO. THIS IS A PRETTY A PRETTY MAJOR PIECE OF INFORMATION. FIRE PREVENTION EXPERT ROBERT SOLOMON, RESPONDING TO FIVE, INVESTIGATES NEW REPORTING THAT THE SPRINKLER IN THE ROOM WHERE THE ...

Gabriel House in Fall River – where a deadly fire broke out on July 13 – is defined by Massachusetts as an assisted living residence. Assisted living residences in Massachusetts follow certain ...