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Gabriel House Resident Hurt in Fire Sues Assisted Living Facility
FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, JUL 22 – Investigators cite either a failed oxygen concentrator or smoking materials as accidental causes in a fire that killed 10 and injured over 30 at Gabriel House.
- On the evening of July 13, a five-alarm fire erupted at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, originating on the second floor, killing ten and injuring over 30.
- Oldrid’s civil complaint alleges severe staffing and maintenance failures, citing the facility was mismanaged, understaffed, and poorly maintained, filed in Bristol County Superior Court on Monday, according to court documents.
- During this past week, investigators reviewed video footage and spoke to witnesses, investigators said, revealing smoking materials and an oxygen concentrator as key evidence, with cause narrowed to device failure or improper smoking use.
- Fall River Fire Department Chief Jeffrey Bacon praised firefighters’ bravery, while Robin Gouveia highlighted evacuation failures, and Gouveia predicted more lawsuits from injured residents.
- Susan Mazzarella said Catholic Charities is seeking gift cards for approximately 60 survivors, as volunteers continue sorting donations at the Bay Street headquarters chapel.
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Gabriel House resident hurt in fire sues assisted living facility
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — A man who was seriously injured in the deadly fire that tore through the Gabriel House is accusing the assisted living facility of negligence. In a complaint filed against the Gabriel House Monday in Bristol County Superior Court, Steven Oldrid claimed the assisted living facility was "not properly managed, staffed, maintained or supervised; residency rules were not enforced; and emergency response procedures were not …
Survivor of deadly assisted living fire sues Gabriel House owner
By Mike Toole Click here for updates on this story FALL RIVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A survivor of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is now suing the owner. Steven Oldrid, a resident of the facility, filed the civil lawsuit against Gabriel Care, Inc. in Bristol Superior Court on Monday. He said he was trapped in his room during the fire and “suffered smoke inhalation, respiratory distress,…
Former Gabriel House resident files lawsuit against facility in wake of deadly fire
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WLNE) — A former Gabriel House resident has filed a lawsuit against the Fall River assisted living facility. According to a lawsuit filed on Monday, Steven Oldrid lived in a studio apartment at the Gabriel House. The lawsuit says Oldrid was trapped in his studio room during the fire on July 13 and suffered smoke inhalation and respiratory distress before passing out. The lawsuit also alleges the facility’s condition caused Old…
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