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.

Heartbreak and questions still linger in Fall River after a fire tore through an assisted living facility on Sunday, killing nine people.

NBC10 asked the Fall River Fire Department for its inspection records of Gabriel House. The people in charge of the records had been working overnight and through the day on the fire, and told NBC10 they didn't have those records available now.

Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the city,” nine Gabriel House residents died in the fire, according to officials. Those killed range in age from 61 to 86. Dozens of others were injured, one critically.

A state official documented 26 instances where staff members did not report specific emergency situations to the state within the 24-hour window required by law.

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.

Sunday’s fatal fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River killed 9, injured at least 30 and left dozens shocked and devastated in the aftermath.

The exact cause of the fire is under investigation, but the DA’s office said it did not appear to be suspicious. The Firefighters Wives Association has set up a GoFundMe page to help those affected by the fire. So far, it has raised more than $30,000.