Fall River, Gabriel House
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Hundreds of people waited in line for hours on Friday night for the chance to support survivors of the Gabriel House fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, who are now starting from scratch.
A fundraiser that was held at the St. John's Club will help Gabriel House fire survivors and the families who lost loved ones in the fatal fire.
Sunday marks one week since a fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Fall River, killing ten residents.
Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.
Some residents who survived Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River are still hospitalized and in hotels. Here's the breakdown on Wednesday.
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.)
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.
Residents who fled the deadly Gabriel House fire said fire drills were never conducted. The fire chief says there's a good reason for that.