Overview

• Brenda Cropper, initially misreported dead, remains hospitalized in critical condition after the July 13 Gabriel House fire.
• The Bristol County District Attorney’s Office issued a correction after a miscommunication with a medical agency led to the erroneous death report.
• State fire marshals and the Bristol County District Attorney’s Office are jointly investigating potential code violations, staffing shortages and fire safety equipment failures before the blaze.
• Morgan & Morgan has filed a civil lawsuit alleging negligence in staffing, training and maintenance of smoke detectors, alarms and sprinklers.
• About 70 displaced residents are still awaiting permanent housing as Fall River officials push the facility’s owner for cooperation.