FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP/Boston25) — A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents ...

A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday, as records and accounts from staff raise concerns about ...

Nine people were killed and one was critically injured in a fire at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, authorities said. Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon called the fire at ...

Authorities on Friday revised the death toll in a fire that tore through an assisted-living facility in Fall River on Sunday night. The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office said that it ...

REPLACED YEARS AGO. THIS IS A PRETTY A PRETTY MAJOR PIECE OF INFORMATION. FIRE PREVENTION EXPERT ROBERT SOLOMON, RESPONDING TO FIVE, INVESTIGATES NEW REPORTING THAT THE SPRINKLER IN THE ROOM WHERE THE ...

Touting the potential benefits of innovative safety devices, a trio of US Senators has asked the Government Accountability ...

Facing scrutiny over staffing levels during Sunday’s deadly fire at an assisted living facility, Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan announced the city will hire up to 20 more firefighters and offer more ...

Dignity Alliance joins New Bedford state Sen. Mark Montigny in urging for a deeper look at state laws for assisted living and rest homes facilities. The advocacy coalition is championing stricter ...

A deadly fire at a Massachusetts assisted living home on Sunday highlights the need for federal legislation strengthening oversight of such facilities, according to long-term care resident advocates.

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