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Fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home kills 9

Deadly Massachusetts fire highlights the minimal regulations that govern assisted-living facilities

The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.

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9 dead in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire. Chief calls it "unfathomable tragedy."

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Family of woman who survived assisted-living facility fire: 'I'm sure she felt so helpless'

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How to help Gabriel House fire victims in Fall River: GoFundMe and donations drive places

The morning after a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street in Fall River, officials were mourning the dead and looking to help the survivors.

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After devastating Fall River fire, here's how to look up if RI nursing homes are safe

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Photos show the aftermath of a fatal fire at an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts

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Fall River police shoot and kill man after armed standoff at home

He was identified as Domonick Knight, 38, who was located on the second floor landing of the home at 117 Langley St., with two firearms nearby, prosecutors said in a statement.

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Owner of Fall River assisted living facility has come under legal scrutiny in the past

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A timeline of the Fall River fire

Deadly fire prompts scrutiny of assisted living homes that serve lower income adults

More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.

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Relatives say Massachusetts assisted-living blaze gutted a tough community

By COREY WILLIAMS Gabriel House had seen better days. The 100-unit assisted-living facility that burned Sunday night, killing nine people so far, opened in 1999 in Fall River, Massachusetts. Some

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Fire at assisted-living facility 'was destined to kill 50-plus people,' chief says, praising 'hero' responders

The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.

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Victims who died in Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living home fire identified

The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts, have been released by the Bristol County District Attorney.

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Assisted-living home cited for late reports of safety incidents years before fatal fire

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.