"In all my years of being a Fire Chaplain, tonight was the worst night of experiencing such loss of life, multiple fatalities in Fall River," said Fall River Fire Chaplain Rev. Michael Racine.

The mayor of Fall River said only two people were working at the Gabriel House in Fall River when a fire broke out Sunday night, killing nine residents​ at the assisted living facility.

Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon told the media that some people were hanging from windows when firefighters arrived, the Boston Globe reported.