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Nine Dead, 30 Hospitalized After Fire Rips Through Fall River Assisted Living Facility

Investigators from local, state, county agencies have begun examining the blaze’s cause after rescue and shelter operations concluded

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Flowers sit in front of the Gabriel House assisted living facility where a fire on Sunday killed several people, Tuesday, July 15, 2025 in Fall River, Mass. (AP Photo/Kimberlee Kruesi)
Kathleen Banuelos of Fall River brings a bouquet of flowers to the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility after a deadly fire in Fall River, Massachusetts Monday.
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Overview

  • The five-alarm fire that began at 9:50 p.m. Sunday at Gabriel House was fully extinguished by early Monday morning
  • Emergency crews confirmed nine resident fatalities and treated 30 people for injuries, including five firefighters who have since been released
  • Fall River Police and Fire Department personnel carried about a dozen non-ambulatory residents to safety and evacuated dozens more
  • City officials set up a family reunification center at St. Anne’s Hospital chapel and temporary shelters to house displaced seniors
  • A joint probe by the Fall River Fire Department, State Fire Marshal’s office, police and the Bristol County district attorney’s unit is under way to determine the blaze’s origin