A fire that broke out at an assisted living facility for the elderly near Boston yesterday killed at least nine people and injured 30 others, US authorities said.
About 70 people lived at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, where the fire broke out, Jake Wark, a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Fire Security, said.
Fifty firemen responded to the incident in Fall River, about 90km south of Boston.
The city opened a temporary shelter for surviving residents.
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