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When the deadly fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the assisted living facility had 70 residents and just two staff members working, according to the mayor and an employee.
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Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.
"Bring ladders, all units," Fall River, MA, Firefighter at Assisted Living Facility Told Dispatchers
"I need bodies and ladders," a Fall River firefighter also requested during the frantic search and rescue operation.
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The mayor of Fall River said only two people were working at the Gabriel House in Fall River when a fire broke out Sunday night, killing nine residents at the assisted living facility.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.
A memorial for nine people who died after a fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.