Firefighters responded to a partial building collapse in East Boston early Wednesday morning. At approximately 1:15 a.m., ...

River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon deferred all questions about the fire investigation to the Massachusetts Department of Fire Services.

River's fire department doesn't meet national staffing standards, and union officials say more firefighters could have saved ...

At a press conference Tuesday, July 15, outside FRFD headquarters, Bacon said the city has typically relied on overtime for ...

Nine residents at Gabriel House were killed and more than 30 were injured as crews, including 30 off-duty personnel, fought through chaos to evacuate the burning facility ...

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, according to regulators' most ...

"He has a financial obligation to these people, and we're going to see to the best of our ability that he does what he's supposed to do for them because these people were thrown into the abyss," the ...

Firefighters on the scene of a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Mass., on Sunday, July 13, 2025. 🥵 Hot, with highs in the 90s. Sunset is at 8:18 p.m.

BOSTON — Nine people have been displaced following an early morning fire in South Boston. According to Boston Fire, around ...

Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.

Fall River fire chief Jeffrey Bacon held a press conference around 1 p.m. Wednesday, providing an update on not only<a class="excerpt-read-more" href=" More ...