When Fall River firefighters responded to the Gabriel House assisted living facility fire over the summer, they were praised for their bravery having rescued dozens of residents from one of the deadliest blazes in Massachusetts history.

Now, one Fall River firefighter is sounding the alarm about the conditions his fellow firefighters returned to that night and where they relax, eat, and sleep on a daily basis.

Lieutenant Jason Burns gave WBZ-TV a tour of his firehouse on Bedford Street and showed us a ceiling covered in chipping paint, broken bathrooms, and caution tape wrapped around a pipe that tested positive for asbestos.

"A shower should work, a sink should be able to work, you shouldn't have paint chips falling on top of you," Burns said.

Fall River Fire Lieutenant Jason Burn

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