Sources: Fall River assisted living home told of missing sprinkler inspection five days before fire

FALL RIVER, Mass. —

Fire safety inspectors warned the owner of the Gabriel House that the assisted living residence's sprinkler system had not received a required in-depth inspection in the past five years, sources tell 5 Investigates.

The warning was conveyed five days before the deadliest fire in Massachusetts in more than 40 years killed 10 elderly residents in July. Latest Forecast

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The death toll is virtually unprecedented in a building with working sprinklers, fire safety experts say.

5 Investigates has learned that the warning was conveyed during an annual inspection of the system done 5 days before the fire. The warning: that a more thorough internal assessment of the system was overdue, as it had not been done in the previo