Nine people were killed after a fire ripped through an assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, on Sunday night, with one person remaining in critical condition in hospital. More than 30 residents were taken to area hospitals and dozens were rescued by ladder as firefighters battled heavy smoke that filled the Gabriel House Assisted Living Residence on Oliver Street, local officials said. Damage was contained to one wing of the approximately 70-resident facility, though smoke damage spread throughout the building. Lorraine Ferrara, a 71-year-old resident of Gabriel House, told the Boston Globe that she was alerted to the fire when a worker banged on her door. The firefighters in Fall River on Monday said inadequate staffing hindered the response to the deadly blaze at Gabriel House.