The fire that claimed nine lives at an assisted-living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, "was destined to kill 50-plus people," according to the local fire chief.

The family of one of the victims from the Fall River assisted living home fire is anxiously awaiting updates on their loved one.

Many of us have a loved one, or know someone, who is living in or being cared for in an assisted living facility or nursing home.

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.

A deadly fire tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, July 13. The Fall River Fire Department said the fire caused multiple injuries and fatalities at the Gabriel House home on Oliver Street, ABC6 reported.

Nine people are dead and about 30 people are injured, one critically, after a fire broke out at an assisted living facility in Fall River late Sunday night, Fall River’s fire chief said. Governor Maura Healey and other officials held a press conference Monday morning to provide updates on the state and city’s response to the deadly fire.