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Mass. investigators think concentrated oxygen, smoking materials may have caused fatal Fall River fire

By WBUR.org  
   July 23, 2025

Investigators believe the fatal fire at the Fall River assisted living facility started in a resident's room on the second floor from either a failed oxygen concentrator or smoking materials. The state's fire marshal Jon Davine said there is no evidence the fire was intentionally set.

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