FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Months after the deadly fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility, the city of Fall River and the operators of large buildings there are taking a closer look at their fire prevention systems.

Over the past month, fire inspectors found recalled sprinklers at four separate properties. And these weren't recent recalls, but rather sprinkler heads that were recalled more than 20 years ago.

A group home, a shelter and two boarding houses were identified by the city's Fire Prevention Bureau as having these sprinklers with O-ring seals made by the Central Sprinkler Company.

"This O-ring that's in them is preventing them from flowing water. And it doesn't impact every sprinkler head, but the recall has shown that a number of them have been impacted and thereby

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