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Michael Casey and Kimberlee Kruesi

FOUND: Nine deaths in fire at massachusetts assisted living facility - What They Never Told You

Massachusetts-Fatal Fire - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Nine people have died in a fire at an assisted living facility in Massachusetts, where people were hanging out of windows screaming for help, authorities said Monday. At least 30 people were injured.

Firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River at about 9:50 p.m. Sunday and were met with heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building, with occupants trapped inside, the state Department of Fire Services said in a news release. About 70 people live in the house.

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