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What they saw upon initial arrival on the scene was horrific and at times, they were powerless and couldn’t perform the duties that they wanted to.”
A funeral home in Fall River is offering free funeral and cremation services to families who lost someone in a deadly fire that tore through an assisted living facility, killing 10.
Video from police body cameras shows officers entering the building during the fire and assisting with the rescues of residents. (The Fall River Police Department edited this footage.)
River called mutual aid during the Gabriel House fire when firefighters were overwhelmed. But they covered stations, not the fire. Here's why.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.
The footage provides a harrowing glimpse of the desperate rescue operation by first responders at the Gabriel House fire on Sunday night.
Police, fire, and EMS crews worked to rescue residents as smoke and flames spread through Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in the heart of the city.
Catholic Charities of Fall River will hand-deliver donated goods, clothing, food, and toiletries to survivors of the Gabriel House fire.
Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.
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