fall river mass - todays presser by DA and FD

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Peteri Szerlagi

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Jul 22, 2025, 11:53:55 PM7/22/25
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https://youtu.be/7I3GNwuTw3s?si=vzyDUY-nLZ7MGwPk

20 minutes

audio is OK here

pretty sure that they announced that the fire started in a room with
oxygen and a smoker

Peteri Szerlagi

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Jul 23, 2025, 7:33:51 PM7/23/25
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accidental - oxygen tanks in room - smoking material in room

electric scooter in room also but they dont think it was the cause

no incense - no candles in the room

sprinklers er being investigated - everything is being investigated

not sure why they are sure that it is accidental - it would just take
1 spark for someone to kill themselves in that situation of they
wanted to

state fire marshall was very clear - no one should be smoking near
oxygen - residents should follow the house rules

iirc they mentioned that other rooms had oxygen also - which is insane
of course - 100 people in 1 bld with all that oxygen and just 2 staff
onduty

one reporter asked when first rescue was made and when last rescue was
made - fire chief said they are doing an after action report that will
cover that

fire chief said that master box was received around the time that 911
calls were received - anyone who listened to the radio tape knows that
that is true
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