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The nation's largest injury law firm announced Friday it was investigating the fatal fire in Fall River Sunday night.
The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said it erroneously reported 66-year-old Brenda Cropper dead due to a “miscommunication.” The post Fall River fire victim reported dead Thursday is still alive,
The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.
As the massive investigation into the cause and origin of the Gabriel House fire ensues, we're learning more about the fire safety inspection reports from the Oliver Street facility.
Body-worn camera footage from Fall River police shows officers rescuing residents from the Gabriel House fire. Check it out.
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River fire chief praised police for running into the smoke-filled building without special equipment or oxygen masks to rescue residents. WBZ-TV's Jordyn Jagolinzer reports.
Video from police body cameras shows officers entering the building during the fire and assisting with the rescues of residents. (The Fall River Police Department edited this footage.)
Residents who fled the deadly Gabriel House fire said fire drills were never conducted. The fire chief says there's a good reason for that.
The scene outside Gabriel House, the assisted living facility that saw a deadly fire over the weekend, was solemn Wednesday, as mourners placed flowers and lit candles, some praying, others standing silently, some imagining the scene over the weekend that left nine residents dead.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.
What they saw upon initial arrival on the scene was horrific and at times, they were powerless and couldn’t perform the duties that they wanted to.”