Brenda Cropper’s family describes her as a “tiny little thing” with a big smile who made friends easily. Cropper stood about about 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and her daughter Crystal Macura said her mother loved nothing more than her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, watching old TV shows, and cans of soda.

Brenda Cropper, 66, had been hospitalized in critical condition following Sunday’s five-alarm blaze. The post 10th person dies in Fall River assisted living facility fire, DA says appeared first on Boston.

Some residents who survived Sunday's fire at the Gabriel House in Fall River are still hospitalized and in hotels. Here's the breakdown on Wednesday.

A tenth victim has died following the Fall River fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility on Sunday, the Bristol County DA announced Thursday morning. “The decedent, identified as 66-year-old Brenda Cropper,

Questions about Gabriel House living conditions and emergency preparedness continue to swirl following Sunday’s deadly fire.

The city is taking a significant step closer to meeting the national standard for firefighters working at a given time.

River police said the officers who responded to the fire “exemplified professionalism, bravery, and selflessness in the face of danger.”

The eighth victim in the fatal fire that ripped through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on Sunday has been identified. Joseph Wilansky, 77, was identified by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III on Wednesday.

Investigators are looking into a number of issues including the possibility that the fire was caused by smoking near an oxygen tank.