A 10th victim has died from the fire that ripped through a Massachusetts assisted-living facility earlier this week, officials said Thursday.
Brenda Cropper, 66, died late Wednesday after being hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday’s fire at the Gabriel House, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III announced. His office did not release any more information about Cropper or about the fire that erupted in Fall River, a blue-collar city in southern Massachusetts.
Inspection reports by the city’s Bureau of Fire Investigation going back to 2019 released Thursday identified no problems at the Gabriel House. The inspection reports cover things like sprinkler systems, fire extinguishers, exit doors and general housekeeping
According to Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon, the blaze started in a room on the second floor on the east side of the Gabriel House building, but details about the exact origin and cause are under investigation. However, the district attorney’s office has maintained that the cause “does not appear to be suspicious.”
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