Fall River to increase fire department staffing
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The cause of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts is still unknown.
The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.
The preventable tragedy at Gabriel House demonstrates the potential suffering posed to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, by the savage cuts to social programs in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” relied upon by millions.
The Gabriel House assisted living facility did not perform fire drills or train workers in evacuation procedures and was also understaffed and poorly maintained, according to a current and former employee interviewed in the aftermath of the fatal fire there that killed nine residents.