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

Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition following Sunday’s five-alarm blaze. The post 10th person dies in Fall River assisted living facility fire, DA says appeared first on Boston.

The scene outside Gabriel House, the assisted living facility that saw a deadly fire over the weekend, was solemn Wednesday, as mourners placed flowers and lit candles, some praying, others standing silently, some imagining the scene over the weekend that left nine residents dead.

River police released body camera video showing heroic rescue efforts by officers in the deadly Gabriel House assisted living home fire.

River firefighters arrived at the scene Sunday to find some of the trapped residents screaming for help out of the windows.

Dignity Alliance, an advocacy coalition, is calling on state legislators to ramp up assisted living laws based on forthcoming state report.

"Thank you, Detective Monteiro, for reminding us all what service with compassion truly looks like," Fall River Police wrote in a social media post.

Police, fire, and EMS crews worked to rescue residents as smoke and flames spread through Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in the heart of the city.