In September 2024, when Fire Systems Inc. notified Fall River’s Gabriel House assisted living facility of long-recalled sprinkler heads in the building, the company offered a free, full survey and warned of potential failure should a fire break out.

The notices went ignored by Gabriel House management. That’s according to new details filed in Bristol County Superior Court Monday as part of cross-claims submitted by Fire Systems Inc. (FSI) — the North Dartmouth-based company contracted to perform fire inspections at the now-embattled facility.

FSI contends Gabriel House owner Dennis Etzkorn and his staff knew about the presence of recalled sprinkler heads 10 months prior to the fatal blaze that ultimately killed 10 people on July 13 , the deadliest fire in Massachusetts in more than

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