The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing requirements that are commonplace in nursing homes.

The morning after a devastating fire at an assisted living facility on Oliver Street in Fall River, officials were mourning the dead and looking to help the survivors.

Another victim was Richard Rochon, 78, a veteran Army sharpshooter who loved visits from his nieces and nephews.

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents, according to regulators’ most r...

A Massachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents, according to regulators' most re...