After that review, a plan of correction was issued for the areas as Gabriel House was not in compliance with state regulations.

City Councilor Linda Pereira during the Fall River City Council Tuesday July 15, 2025.

"In all my years of being a Fire Chaplain, tonight was the worst night of experiencing such loss of life, multiple fatalities in Fall River," said Fall River Fire Chaplain Rev. Michael Racine.

Across Fall River, Mass., questions lingered on Tuesday about the devastating fire that killed nine residents of an assisted living facility and injured many more over the weekend, in what has become ...

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.