Residents who fled the deadly Gabriel House fire said fire drills were never conducted. The fire chief says there's a good reason for that.

After spending days in critical condition, Brenda Cooper, 66, succumbed to injuries she sustained on July 16, officials said.

A fundraiser will be held Friday night for the survivors of the Gabriel House fire in Fall River. Ten people were killed Sunday night when a fire broke out in the independent and assisted living facility. About 30 others were hurt. The fundraising event starts at 6 p.m. at the St. John's Athletic Club on Rodman Street.

The Fall River mayor’s office has confirmed all Gabriel House residents displaced by the tragic Sunday fire that claimed nine lives now have new living arrangements.

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.

There’s no doubt in my mind that that fire was destined to kill 50-plus people,” Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon said Wednesday.