Fall River's Gabriel House的火灾造成10人死亡;州调查援助性生活安全。 Fire at Fall River's Gabriel House kills 10; state investigates assisted-living safety.

7月13日,马萨诸塞州Fall River的协助生活设施Gabriel House发生火灾,造成10人死亡。 A fire at Gabriel House, an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, killed 10 people on July 13. 官员怀疑火灾是由吸烟或氧气机的电气故障引起的。 Officials suspect the fire was caused by smoking or an electrical issue with an oxygen machine. 医疗氧气的存在加速了火灾的蔓延 The presence of medical oxygen accelerated the fire's spread. 这一事件突出表明,对此类设施缺乏监管条例。 This incident has highlighted the lack of regulations for such facilities. 马萨诸塞州州长Maura Healey已经拨出120万美元用于在Fall River雇用更多的应急人员,州正在调查所有273个辅助生活设施,以改进应急准备。 Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey has allocated $1.2 million to hire more emergency personnel in Fall River, and the state is investigating all 273 assisted-living facilities to improve emergency preparedness.