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Fall River funeral home offers free services for Gabriel House fire victims
A funeral home in Fall River is offering free funeral and cremation services to families who lost someone in a deadly fire ...
After deadly Fall River fire, grief gives way to frustration and solidarity
The scene outside Gabriel House, the assisted living facility that saw a deadly fire over the weekend, was solemn Wednesday, ...
Investigators look at possibility deadly Fall River fire may have been caused by smoking near oxygen tank
Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.
Fall River officer pays phone bill for mother who couldn’t call her son in medical facility
"Thank you, Detective Monteiro, for reminding us all what service with compassion truly looks like," Fall River Police wrote ...
‘They’ll write books about it’: Fall River fire chief tearfully describes scene of deadly Gabriel House fire
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said ...
In wake of deadly fire, Fall River reaches agreement to boost fire staffing
The city is taking a significant step closer to meeting the national standard for firefighters working at a given time.
Fall River fire victims include a musician, secretary, and veteran Army sharpshooter
A blaze at a Massachusetts assisted-living home Sunday killed a musician, a secretary, a veteran Army sharpshooter and six other people. Some in her family say Gabriel House wasn’t ...