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Fire at a Mass. home started inside a snake enclosure in a bedroom
A fire at a home in Massachusetts started inside an enclosure meant for a large reptile, according to the fire department.
Smoking or oxygen machine may have caused deadly fire at Massachusetts assisted-living home
Investigators say a fire that killed 10 people at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility was likely caused by smoking or an ...
A fire engulfed a Massachusetts assisted-living facility, killing 10 people. Here’s what we know
Elderly residents – some in wheelchairs and some dependent on oxygen tanks – were blinded by deadly smoke as they tried to ...
Gabriel House fire victim’s final act was saving others
Brenda Cropper, 66, was in critical condition for days following the fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Residence in ...
One person hospitalized during fire at waterfront home in Gloucester, Massachusetts
One person was taken to a Massachusetts hospital Saturday during the emergency response to a fire in a waterfront home on the ...
Cause determined for Springfield building fire
SPRINGFIELD, MA. (WGGB/WSHM) - No injuries were reported as crews responded to a fire on Brookdale Drive in Springfield ...
Oxygen Machine Played Role in Fire That Killed 10 in Massachusetts, Officials Say
The fire began in a resident’s room in an assisted living facility in Fall River, where investigators found an oxygen machine ...
Potential causes of fatal fire at Massachusetts assisted living facility revealed
The July 13 fire killed 10 people and injured at least 30. Its exact cause might never be determined, officials said.
Massachusetts assisted living facility fire was 'clearly accidental'; medical oxygen fueled blaze that killed 10
An investigation into the source of the fatal fire at a Massachusetts assisted living facility last week classified the cause ...