A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more ...

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Top Massachusetts officials are suggesting the state consider new ways to regulate and finance so-called affordable assisted ...

A former employee said she never saw the staff perform fire drills. The local fire chief pushed back at claims that ...

An "extensive investigation" is underway in Fall River after a fire at an assisted living center claimed the lives of nine people.

Members of a commission working on new regulations that would change the way assisted living facilities are run met on Tuesday and discussed how a fatal fire in Fall River could impact their efforts.

Residents of the home have called the fire "not just a tragedy, it’s a travesty" and have pointed to numerous safety problems at Gabriel House, including staffing, concerns about elevators, lack of ...

Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the ...