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Investigators identify 2 possible causes of deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living facility

FALL RIVER, Mass. ( WPRI) – Investigators have identified two potential causes of the deadly fire at an assisted living ...

Fire that ripped through Fall River assisted living facility may have been sparked by smoking materials, oxygen machine

Investigators may never know for certain what sparked the fire on the left side of the U-shaped assisted living facility.
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Fall River fire department to get state money: What else is Gov. Healey changing after fire

Healey announced $1.2 million in state funds would be made available to Fall River to hire more emergency response personnel.
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Fall River, MA, Fire Department Gets $1.2M to Hire More Firefighters

Gov. Maura Healey made the announcement more than a week after a fire in a Fall River assisted living center left 10 dead.

After deadly fire, Healey pledges over $1 million to boost emergency staffing in Fall River

Following a meeting with Fall River officials, Healey said the state was releasing $1.2 million for more emergency response ...

Oxygen tank device, smoking eyed in deadly Fall River fire probe

Officials announced a preliminary investigation shows a oxygen tank malfunction or smoking may have caused the deadly Fall ...

Two potential causes of fatal assisted-living facility fire revealed; first responder bodycam rescues go viral

Massachusetts fire marshal reports the Gabriel House fire that killed 10 and injured over 30 was accidental, possibly sparked ...

Oxygen Machine Played Role in Fire That Killed 10 in Massachusetts, Officials Say

The fire began in a resident’s room in an assisted living facility in Fall River, where investigators found an oxygen machine and “smoking materials.” ...