There were no surprise inspections in 2022, which the state attributed to a COVID-related backlog of routine inspections. In ...

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey released the results of a fire safety assessment survey for assisted living facilities that was distributed in the wake of the deadly Gabriel ...

Completed surveys from all 272 assisted living residences in Massachusetts will soon be distributed to local fire departments ...

AND, KAREN, SOME NEW QUESTIONS ARE BEING RAISED TONIGHT. WELL, SINCE THE FIRE EXPERTS HAVE SAID THE SPRINKLERS WILL BE CRITICAL IN FIGURING OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. TONIGHT, THE CITY’S MAYOR TELLS US HE’S ...

A Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fire killed 10 people earlier this month temporarily lost its certification nearly a decade ago due to resident mistreatment, according to state ...

QUINCY, Mass. – The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) is emphasizing “the critical fire risks associated with smoking in the presence of medical oxygen” and offering the public and the media ...

Q. The recent news about the fire at the Fall River Assisted Living Community has me so upset. I can’t imagine how the families of those who lost their lives must be feeling. I hope there will be ...

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