Gabriel House had seen better days. But for residents and their families, it was the center of a caring community.

Nine people died and dozens were hurt in a fire at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility, and finger-pointing has already begun over whether there were enough firefighters to respond and whether staff at the facility did enough to help.

Fundraiser held for survivors of Gabriel House fire in Fall River 03:30. They waited in line for hours on Friday night for the chance to support survivors of the Gabriel House fir

Questions and finger-pointing have increased in the days since a fire at a Massachusetts assisted-living facility killed nine and hurt dozens.

More than 75 percent of Gabriel House residents are enrolled in Medicaid, state officials have said, and it charges significantly less than a typical assisted living facility does for private-paying patients.