Multiple deaths reported in Massachusetts assisted living facility fire with 'people hanging out the windows' [View all]

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Multiple deaths reported in Massachusetts assisted living facility fire with ‘people hanging out the windows’

By Andy Rose
UPDATED 31 MIN AGO


More than four dozen firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility just before 10 p.m. Sunday. The Fall River Fire Department said there are multiple injuries and fatalities. WLNE

Multiple people died Sunday night at an assisted living facility that caught fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said, with elderly people begging for help.

“Crews were met with heavy fire coming through the main entrance and multiple people hanging out the windows, looking to be rescued,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told reporters outside the Gabriel House facility. … “Unfortunately, at this time, we do have fatalities and multiple injuries.”

Officials did not immediately have details on the injuries to residents, but Bacon said five firefighters were taken from the scene with “mostly minor injuries.”

“A lot of these people needed assistance just getting out of the building, and a five-star effort got as many people out as we could,” Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said.

This is a developing story and will be updated.



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