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On Saturday, 66-year-old Brenda Cropper’s niece, Priscilla Andrade, visited the memorial for the first time since the fire. She was with her aunt hours before the flames erupted.
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Former employees feared disaster at Gabriel House, where wheelchair users were trapped for months by broken elevators and no fire drills were conducted in years.
Ten people have died after a Massachusetts assisted living facility caught fire Sunday night, making elderly residents rush to their windows to scream and beg for help as smoke filled the hallways.
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
The Fall River mayor’s office has confirmed all Gabriel House residents displaced by the tragic Sunday fire that claimed nine lives now have new living arrangements.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.