Fall River, Gabriel House
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FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.
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.
A state official documented 26 instances where staff members did not report specific emergency situations to the state within the 24-hour window required by law.
A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday. Brenda Cropper, 66, died late Wednesday after being hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House,
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.
Officials have begun to identify the nine people killed in a fire that broke out at a Massachusetts assisted living facility over the weekend. The fire engulfed the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility on Sunday night in Fall River,