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River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night. WBZ-TV's Louisa Moller reports.
Crystal Andrade said her 63-year-old mother was sleeping and had her hearing aids turned off when the fire alarms sounded.
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.
River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night.
FALL RIVER, Mass. — Nine people were killed and dozens of others were injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River on Sunday night, officials said.
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I feel terrible,” said one resident who was outside the Gabriel House at the time of the fire. “There’s no way we could’ve helped them.”