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The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.
Dignity Alliance, an advocacy coalition, is calling on state legislators to ramp up assisted living laws based on forthcoming state report.
Video from police body cameras shows officers entering the building during the fire and assisting with the rescues of residents. (The Fall River Police Department edited this footage.)
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Police released body-worn camera video showing rescues from the night an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts caught fire, killing at least nine people.
There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.
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