Gabriel House, Fall River and fire safety inspection
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Family of Gabriel House resident retains large personal injury law firm to investigate facility fire
The family of a resident at the Gabriel House assisted living facility has retained a law firm to investigate the circumstances leading up to the deadly Sunday fire that killed nine people and left dozens injured.
The Bristol District Attorney's Office corrected the report of the 10th victim's death in the Gabriel House fire on Friday, citing a miscommunication.
FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.
The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.
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