Reuters

Multiple Dead Many Injured After Fire Senior Living Facility Massachusetts 2025 07 14

About 50 firefighters responded to the five-alarm blaze, including 30 off-duty personnel, after arriving to find heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building with residents trapped inside and some hanging from windows screaming for help.</span

New York Post

Los Angeles Times

About 50 firefighters responded to the five-alarm blaze, including 30 off-duty personnel, after arriving to find heavy smoke and flames at the front of the building with residents trapped inside and some hanging from windows screaming for help.

The facility housed approximately 70 residents at the time of the fire, with all occupants evacuated and displaced from the building, which opened in 1999 and contains 100 units according to state records.</span

Global News

The facility housed approximately 70 residents at the time of the fire, with all occupants evacuated and displaced from the building, which opened in 1999 and contains 100 units according to state records.

Fall River Police officers were first to arrive and entered the smoke-filled building, physically carrying out approximately 12 non-ambulatory residents while breaking down doors to escort others to safety.</span

The Hill

Foxnews

Fall River Police officers were first to arrive and entered the smoke-filled building, physically carrying out approximately 12 non-ambulatory residents while breaking down doors to escort others to safety.

Five firefighters sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the rescue operations, with the fire contained to one wing of the building and extinguished by Monday morning while the cause remains under investigation.</span

Mass.gov

The New York Times

Five firefighters sustained non-life-threatening injuries during the rescue operations, with the fire contained to one wing of the building and extinguished by Monday morning while the cause remains under investigation.

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey expressed condolences and offered state assistance while a family notification center was established at St. Anne's Hospital chapel for relatives seeking information about residents.</span

Huffington Post

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey expressed condolences and offered state assistance while a family notification center was established at St. Anne's Hospital chapel for relatives seeking information about residents.

The fire raises serious questions about safety protocols at assisted living facilities housing vulnerable populations. Despite having sprinklers and fire alarms, nine people still died in what should have been a protected environment. This incident demands a thorough investigation into building safety standards.

The fire raises serious questions about safety protocols at assisted living facilities housing vulnerable populations. Despite having sprinklers and fire alarms, nine people still died in what should have been a protected environment. This incident demands a thorough investigation into building safety standards.

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