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River police said the officers who responded to the Gabriel House fire “exemplified professionalism, bravery, and selflessness in the face of danger.” The post Fall River fire: Newly released body cam footage shows officers’ response appeared first on Boston.
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.”
Some residents who survived Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River are still hospitalized and in hotels. Here's the breakdown on Wednesday.
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.
A funeral home in Fall River is offering free funeral and cremation services to families who lost someone in a deadly fire that tore through an assisted living facility, killing 10.
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.)
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.
River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.
Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.