(16 Jul 2025)
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Fall River, Massachusetts – 16 July 2025
1. Various of scene outside of assisted living facility
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Paul Coogan, Fall River:
“The night of the fire and the day after were the hardest I’ve ever worked in my life. There were just so many balls to juggle and we worked and we worked and then we worked some more. We had obviously to make sure all of our public safety people were safe. We had to make sure all the residents were safe, we had to be sure the building was safe.”
3. Various of memorials outside of facility
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Paul Coogan, Fall River:
“As far as shortages, I didn’t see any shortages at that site. I mean, there were people on top of people fighting that battle to get those people out of the building, whether it was EMS, Fire, Police, EMA, there was a concerted team effort.”
5. Tight of Mayor Coogan at desk
6. Various of memorial outside of facility
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Mayor Paul Coogan, Fall River:
“When you have a crisis in a city like Fall River, this is an old, traditional city. People pull together. They all want to pitch in, they all want to help.”
8. Various of Krista Cormier dropping flowers off at memorial at facility
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Krista Cormier, Fall River resident:
“I’ve worked with elders, vulnerable folks, and it just breaks my heart. You know, this happened, and you know, it’s been heavy on my heart all week. Just figured I’d come out and pay respects, and, you know, say a prayer for the ones who passed on, but especially family, friends, loved ones.”
10. Various of Cormier placing flowers on fence
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Krista Cormier, Fall River resident:
“You know, Fall River is an awesome community, you know, and any time something happens people just come together because of this.”
12. Tight of candle burning at memorial
STORYLINE:
Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.
Union officials say the city didn’t staff enough firefighters to rescue all the residents trapped in the blaze.
Choking back tears, Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told reporters Wednesday that his crew had to make difficult choices on who to rescue.
Bacon said two of the roughly 30 injured people were in critical condition on Wednesday, up from just one person a day earlier.
Fall River Mayor Paul Coogan said he has met with the firefighters union and has discussed "a number of things," but when it comes to shortages, he said he didn’t see any at the scene.
"There were people on top of people fighting that battle to get those people out of the building, whether it was EMS, Fire, Police, EMA, there was a concerted team effort," he said.
It’s also come to light that the facility’s owner had a previous citation for failing to report numerous health and safety incidents.
AP Video shot by Rodrique Ngowi
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