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Investigators may never know for certain what sparked the fire on the left side of the U-shaped assisted living facility.
The last time the state of Massachusetts inspected the Gabriel House in Fall River was in October 2023, the I-Team has learned.
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Mass. launches effort to improve safety at assisted living facilities after deadly Fall River fire
The state is launching a safety initiative to ensure Massachusetts’ more than 250 assisted living facilities are up to code.
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.
River fire union has claimed more lives could have been saved if more firefighters were on scene. The mayor says the department was staffed as requested by the chief.