Tenth Person Dies From Massachusetts Assisted-Living Fire
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Gov. Healey has announced measures to enhance safety at assisted living facilities in the wake of a fire that killed at least nine people.
Governor Maura Healey announced new safety measures at assisted living homes that will be launched on Monday following the deadly fire in Fall River.
Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.
In the wake of a devastating fire that killed nine residents of a Fall River assisted living facility, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey on Friday announced new fire safety measures.
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.
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
Ten people have died and 30 others were treated at hospitals after a fire on July 13 at the Gabriel House assisted living facility. The cause is under investigation.
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