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'Tragedy Is Understatement': Mass. Facility's Statement After Fatal Fire; New Rules in Effect
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 21 – Facility owners confirmed sprinkler system was tested five days before the fire that killed 10 residents and injured 30 others at Gabriel House, as investigations continue.
- A fire tore through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on July 13, killing 10 residents and injuring about 30 others.
- The blaze started in a second-floor room, and the cause remains under investigation with no suspicious circumstances indicated by authorities.
- Facility owners said the building and its sprinkler system were regularly inspected and cooperate fully with ongoing investigations.
- Governor Maura Healey introduced new fire safety rules mandating assisted living facilities across the state to distribute letters detailing safety procedures and to display evacuation maps prominently.
- The tragedy prompted immediate staffing increases for Fall River fire responders and efforts to improve assisted living safety with new regulations and oversight commissions.
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Investigators identify 2 possible causes of deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living facility
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) – Investigators have identified two potential causes of the deadly fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts. But since they can't pinpoint the exact origin, the cause of the fire has officially been ruled "undetermined." Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III and State Fire Marshal Jon Davine hel…
Oxygen machine played role in fire that killed 10 in Massachusetts, officials say - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
A fire that killed 10 people at an assisted living center in Fall River, Massachusetts, this month began in a resident’s second-floor room, where investigators found an oxygen machine and “smoking materials,” officials said Tuesday.
Oxygen tank device, smoking eyed in deadly Mass. fire probe
Officials announced Tuesday a preliminary investigation shows an oxygen tank malfunction or smoking may have caused the deadly Fall River, Mass., assisted living facility fire that claimed the lives of 10 last week.
Investigators find 2 possible causes of deadly Fall River fire
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Investigators have identified two potential causes of the deadly fire at a Fall River assisted living facility, but since they can't pinpoint the exact origin, it's officially been ruled "undetermined." Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III and State Fire Marshal Jon Davine held a news conference Tuesday afternoon to release their preliminary findings. Davine said the fire at Gabriel House began in a reside…
Massachusetts assisted living facility fire 'clearly accidental'; medical oxygen fueled blaze that killed 10
An investigation into the source of the fatal fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility last week classified the cause as "undetermined," though officials believe it was an accidental ignition
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