An assisted-living center in Massachusetts, where nine people died in a fire on Sunday, was cited for failing to report within 24 hours more than two dozen safety incidents years before the tragedy, according to the state’s compliance report of the facility.
The Associated Press reported that between May 5, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023, the Gabriel House assisted-living center submitted at least 26 reports of safety incidents that damaged residents’ health past the required 24-hour reporting window. Massachusetts’s Executive Office of Elder Affairs last inspected the facility on Oct. 31, 2023.
The state report did not disclose the total number of incidents nor what they involved.
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A fire broke out in the building Sunday night, killing five men and four women and injuring at least 30 others. About
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