Tenth Person Dies From Massachusetts Assisted-Living Fire
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Worcester Telegram on MSNState orders fire safety plans from assisted living centersAll 273 assisted living facilities in Massachusetts will be required to send a letter to all residents and families detailing fire safety protocols.
Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.
Governor Maura Healey announced new safety measures at assisted living homes that will be launched on Monday following the deadly fire in Fall River.
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.
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.
Video from police body cameras shows officers entering a Fall River assisted living building during a deadly fire and gives a first-person view of some of the rescues.