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9 people dead from an assisted living facility fire in Massachusetts

WBUR | By John Bender

Published July 15, 2025 at 11:57 AM EDT

Nine people are dead and at least 30 injured after a five-alarm fire broke out at an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts.

WBUR’s John Bender reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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