(Reuters) -A fire that broke out at an assisted living facility for the elderly near Boston on Sunday night killed at least nine people and injured 30 others, authorities said. About 70 people lived at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River,

Nine people have been displaced following an early morning fire in South Boston. According to Boston Fire, around 3:30 a.m., crews were called to 121 Marine Rd for reports of a fire. Upon arrival, firefighters saw fire on the first floor.

The deadliest fire in the state's history was Boston's Cocoanut Grove nightclub in 1942. The club was located downtown, in Bay Village, at 17 Piedmont St. Around 1,000 patrons were enjoying the Cocoanut Grove on the Saturday after Thanksgiving that year when the inferno erupted. In that historic fire on Nov. 28, 1942, 490 people were killed.

Fans, investors and local elected officials are all interested in bringing a WNBA team to Boston. But with the league's expansion plan set through 2030 and the Connecticut Sun hoping to avoid an out-of-state move,

The driver of the electric car that caught fire on the Mass. Pike and led to massive traffic jams throughout the city Friday said he's sorry.

The investigation into the fire’s cause is ongoing but “does not appear to be suspicious,” according to the Bristol County district attorney's office.

Survivors are speaking out after a fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility killed nine people as staff and firefighters are being criticized for how they responded to the blaze.

According to Massachusetts State Police, the car caught fire just after 7 a.m. on the westbound side of the Pike beyond the Prudential Tunnel. Making matters worse, several cars also hit debris on the road in that area. The westbound side of the Pike was shut down and traffic has backed up all the way to Logan Airport.

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. That's according