Nine people died Sunday night after an assisted living facility caught fire in Fall River, Massachusetts, officials said. Elderly residents begged for help from first responders as smoke poured out of the building and blackened the hallways they tried to use for their escape.

A fire at a senior living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, left nine dead and over 30 injured, officials said.

Flames roared through an assisted-living facility in Massachusetts, killing nine people and trapping residents inside, including some who leaned out of windows and screamed for help.