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After spending days in critical condition, Brenda Cooper, 66, succumbed to injuries she sustained on July 16, officials said.
Assisted living centers are rare in Mass, but many families still don’t know what they offer — or what they don’t.
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.
Gabriel House was an assisted living residence, according to the state of Massachusetts. Here's how the state defines that
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
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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.
Investigations into what starts a fire require a methodical look at the scene and can take a long time to complete.
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