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Fall River Fire at Gabriel House Live: What officials have said on Tuesday
At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for ...
Fall River fire chief defends response to deadly fire at assisted living home
You could have had 100 firefighters show up on that scene and it wouldn’t have been enough,” Jeffrey Bacon said at a news ...
Fall River, Massachusetts fire chief addresses questions about firefighter staffing at deadly assisted living fire
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire ...
Fall River assisted living center fire kills 9: What happened Monday
A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is ...
Survivor of deadly Fall River assisted living fire said "I thought it was going to be the end"
Residents of the Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts described the terrifying moments that smoke filled the assisted ...
9 dead, 1 critical in Fall River assisted living facility fire. Here’s what we know.
River firefighters arrived at the scene Sunday to find some of the trapped residents screaming for help out of the windows.
Fall River facility where fatal fire broke out was understaffed and poorly maintained, current and former employees allege
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 ...
Fall River fire that killed 9, injured 30 deemed ‘not suspicious’; Victims identified
Bristol County District Attorney Thomas M. Quin III identified the 9 victims on Monday as 64-year-old Rui Albernaz, ...
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 ...
Fall River fire chief talks deadly fire at assisted-living facility
River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon joined ABC News Live to discuss the fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts that left nine dead and dozens injured.
Probe into deadly Fall River fire continues
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, according to ...