Seven of the nine residents who died in a fire that tore through the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River were identified Monday afternoon by the office of Bristol District Attorney Thomas M. Quinn III, as investigators continued searching for a cause of the blaze.

Nine residents died and about 30 other residents were transported for medical assistance in a Fall River assisted living facility.

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 fire at The Gabriel House began around 9:30 p.