Deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire
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Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to escape an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, which caught fire Sunday evening.
Flames tore through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and injuring at least 30.
Around 50 firefighters, including dozens who were off-duty, rushed to Gabriel House in downtown Fall River just before 10 p.m. local time Sunday.
A fire tore through an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside.
"We are withholding the exact number pending updates on some patients' conditions," Massachusetts fire department spokesperson Jake Wark told Reuters.
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