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River's building department released certificates of inspection for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire, Sunday night.
A 38-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis was killed early Tuesday morning after an hours-long standoff that ended when he fired at police and began a shootout.
Crystal Andrade said her 63-year-old mother was sleeping and had her hearing aids turned off when the fire alarms sounded.
"Whatever can be learned from this tragedy, from fire prevention to rescue perspectives, is of the utmost importance," writes one reader.
River police say a 5-year-old child survived a fall out of a third-story window but apparently escaped serious injury.
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