Residents who fled the deadly Gabriel House fire said fire drills were never conducted. The fire chief says there's a good reason for that.

There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.

More than five days after the deadly fire in Fall River, firefighters reflect on response and their own recovery.

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

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.