‘Unfathomable tragedy’: Multiple dead in fire at Fall River assisted living facility, injured include firefighters

A large fire at Gabriel House an assisted living facility in Fall River took the lives of a yet unknown number of lives and injured others including responding firefighters This is an unfathomable tragedy for the families involved and the Fall River neighborhood commented Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon On behalf of the Fall River Fire Department I want to express our heartfelt condolences to the loved ones who are grieving this morning The fire chief reported when crews arrived on scene on Oliver Street residents were hanging out of windows waiting for rescue The response to the fire was massive with city firefighters responding including who were off-duty at the time The first responding companies observed heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building with occupants trapped inside personnel from the Department of Fire Services noted in a announcement Firefighters without delay made entry rescuing numerous occupants while suppressing the fire Several occupants were declared dead at the scene and countless more were transported to hospitals in varying conditions On Monday morning the city began offering help families whose loved ones were residents at Gabriel House anyone seeking info should go to the chapel at St Anne s Hospital Officers explained the facility has residents The fire remains under scrutiny This is a progressing news story stay with NEWS on-air and online for the latest details