The real issue is that assisted livings operate in an environment like the Wild West,” said Richard Mollot, executive director of the Long Term Care Community Coalition.

The eighth victim in the fatal fire that ripped through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on Sunday has been identified. Joseph Wilansky, 77, was identified by Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III on Wednesday.

When the deadly fire broke out Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River, Massachusetts, the assisted living facility had 70 residents and just two staff members working, according to the mayor and an employee.

A fire at Gabriel House assisted living in Fall River, Massachusetts, resulted in multiple deaths and injuries. City is responding and investigating.

Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn, III released the identity of another victim in the deadly Fall River assisted living facility fire that killed nine on July 13. 77-year-old Joseph Wilansky died in the fire at the Gabrial House Assisted Living Facility on Oliver Street.

The names of seven of the nine victims who died in a fire at an assisted living home in Fall River, Massachusetts,​ have been released by the Bristol County District Attorney.

The state Executive Office of Elder Affairs cited the facility for seven deficiencies, four of which were repeat problems.

Ambulances appeared to be waiting for patients, while a report shared by the fire union indicated the fire may be a "mass casualty incident."

A fire that tore through an assisted living facility in Fall River has claimed the lives of nine people, officials said early Monday.

The names of seven of the nine people who died in the Fall River fire on July 13 have been released to the public.

The investigation into the fire’s cause is ongoing but “does not appear to be suspicious,” according to the Bristol County district attorney's office.