A massive fire broke out at an assisted living facility Gabriel House in Massachusetts on Sunday night. According to a CNN report nine people have been killed and over thirty injured in the fire. Local fire chief has described it as an “unfathomable tragedy”.
“Crews were met with heavy fire coming through the main entrance and multiple people hanging out the windows, looking to be rescued,” CNN report quoted Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon as saying.
“A lot of these people needed assistance just getting out of the building, and a five-star effort got as many people out as we could,” Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said.
Twenty six year old three-story building has 100 residential units with nearly 70 residents. The cause of the fire is still not known.