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Strong storm brings down trees in Belmont, floods road in Fall River
A summer storm was swift but strong in Massachusetts Friday afternoon, leaving damage from Belmont to Fall River.
In Fall River, a hellish nightmare of a fire
Visibility was near zero as smoke rapidly filled Gabriel House, an assisted living facility with 69 residents. People were ...
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Fall River chief seeks ways to hire more firefighters faster. How a 'local registry' works
Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon will look into new local registry to quicken the pace of hiring new Fall River firefighters, with ...
Gabriel House fire in Fall River, Massachusetts may have been caused by smoking or oxygen device failure
The cause of a deadly fire​ at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts has been narrowed to two ...
Route 24 northbound temporarily closed after crash in Fall River
Part of Route 24 was closed, and drivers are being urged to avoid the area Friday morning due to a crash in Fall River, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said that the ...
In Fall River, our promise to the elderly went up in smoke
The smell of smoke should never be the last thing a person experiences in their own home. Yet for residents of the Gabriel ...
Survivor of deadly Fall River, Massachusetts assisted living fire sues Gabriel House owner
A survivor of the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall, River Massachusetts is now suing the owner.
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Fall River fire department to get state money: What else is Gov. Healey changing after fire
Healey announced $1.2 million in state funds would be made available to Fall River to hire more emergency response personnel.
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Fall River, MA, Fire Department Gets $1.2M to Hire More Firefighters
Gov. Maura Healey made the announcement more than a week after a fire in a Fall River assisted living center left 10 dead.
Victims identified in deadly assisted living home fire in Fall River, Massachusetts
The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts,​ have been ...
After deadly fire, Healey pledges over $1 million to boost emergency staffing in Fall River
Following a meeting with Fall River officials, Healey said the state was releasing $1.2 million for more emergency response ...