The city of Taunton is urging long-term care facilities to up their fire prevention measures. Fall River may follow suit.

Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition for several days. She was the 10th person killed in the Fall River fire.

Body-worn camera footage from Fall River police shows officers rescuing residents from the Gabriel House fire. Check it out.

What they saw upon initial arrival on the scene was horrific and at times, they were powerless and couldn’t perform the duties that they wanted to.”

The preventable tragedy at Gabriel House demonstrates the potential suffering posed to vulnerable populations, particularly the elderly, by the savage cuts to social programs in Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” relied upon by millions.

Jason Murphy has been anxiously trying to get his mother’s belongings from her room at the Gabriel House assisted living facility.

River police said the officers who responded to the fire “exemplified professionalism, bravery, and selflessness in the face of danger.”

Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.