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.

The Gabriel House fire that killed 10 residents is prompting other Bristol County communities to look into emergency plans at assisted living homes.

FALL RIVER — The nine residents killed in a fire here at Gabriel House, an assisted living residence, are being remembered as fonts of knowledge and symbols of longevity.

Fall River firefighters say that inadequate staffing in the fire department cost people their lives at the Gabriel House assisted living facility fire that killed nine on July 13. But firefighters have also been sounding the alarm on their aging fire stations.

Investigations into what starts a fire require a methodical look at the scene and can take a long time to complete.

A state official documented 26 instances where staff members did not report specific emergency situations to the state within the 24-hour window required by law.

Despite efforts by scores of firefighters – nearly half of whom were off duty at the time – and “every police officer in the city,” nine Gabriel House residents died in the fire, according to officials. Those killed range in age from 61 to 86. Dozens of others were injured, one critically.