Fall River, Gabriel House
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Body-worn camera footage from Fall River police shows officers rescuing residents from the Gabriel House fire. Check it out.
Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition for several days. She was the 10th person killed in the Fall River fire.
Police, fire, and EMS crews worked to rescue residents as smoke and flames spread through Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in the heart of the city.
The mayor of Fall River said only two people were working at the Gabriel House in Fall River when a fire broke out Sunday night, killing nine residents at the assisted living facility.
The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.
What they saw upon initial arrival on the scene was horrific and at times, they were powerless and couldn’t perform the duties that they wanted to.”
The preventable tragedy at Gabriel House demonstrates the potential suffering posed to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, by the savage cuts to social programs in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” relied upon by millions.
Jason Murphy has been anxiously trying to get his mother’s belongings from her room at the Gabriel House assisted living facility.