9 dead in fire at Fall River assisted living facility
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The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts, have been released by the Bristol County District Attorney.The fire at The Gabriel House began around 9:30 p.
River firefighters arrived at the scene Sunday to find some of the trapped residents screaming for help out of the windows.
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.
Police are at a home in Fall River on Tuesday morning for a report of a man in crisis. Officers responding to the home on Langley Street established a secure perimeter
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quin III identified the 9 victims on Monday as 64-year-old Rui Albernaz, 61-year-old Ronald Codega, 69-year-old Margaret Duddy, 78-year-old Robert King, 71-year-old Kim Mackin, 78-year-old Richard Rochon, and 86-year-old Eleanor Willett.
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The union representing Fall River firefighters directly called on the city’s mayor to increase staffing levels the day after a deadly blaze at an assisted living facility killed nine and hospitalized nearly 30 on Sunday night.
River police say a 5-year-old child survived a fall out of a third-story window but apparently escaped serious injury.