Editor’s note: This story contains disturbing images of the Gabriel House post-fire. MassLive has made the editorial decision to publish these photos to show what can happen when fire sprinklers don’t ...

Irwin’s fire department wants borough officials to consider giving their stamp of approval to developing a fire safety inspection program. It’s an initiative that will improve safety in town and give ...

A city “scarred and shaped by fire” is inviting more of the same by inspecting over a 12-month period just 17% of the buildings in its database for fire code violations and failing to maintain an ...

The inspection process for fire sprinklers in Massachusetts relies on a haphazard honor system that can fail the very people it’s meant to protect. A MassLive investigation following the July fatal ...

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