Fall River, Massachusetts
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A tenth victim has died as a result of injuries sustained in a fire an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Authorities identified the victim as Brenda Cropper, 66. She had been hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday’s fire, which was the deadliest blaze in Massachusetts since 1984.
River fire chief gave a harrowing recount of the night nine people were killed in a fire at the Gabriel House.
A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents.
More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.