Governor Maura Healey was in Fall River on Tuesday to meet with city officials about the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility fire.

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Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey pledged to deliver $1.2 million in state funding to provide Fall River with additional emergency personnel in the wake of the deadly July 13 Gabriel House fire.

Healey announced $1.2 million in state funds would be made available to Fall River to hire more emergency response personnel.

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There will be two updates from officials regarding the deadly Gabriel House fire and its aftermath on Tuesday.

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The cause of deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts last week is still officially undetermined, but investigators have narrowed it down to two possibilities: smoking or the failure of a resident's oxygen device.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey is slated to meet with city officials and update the public about the response to an assisted living facility fire in Fall River that killed 10 people