Fall River Fire Chief Jeffrey Bacon says the city’s antiquated system has caused a delay in releasing the inspection reports for the assisted living facility where nine people died in a fire.

That report, according to Bacon, should include Gabriel House’s evacuation plan and how many fire drills were performed at the facility. He hopes to be able to release the report on Thursday.

At a news conference Wednesday, Bacon said the city has only just recently started digitizing its fire inspection reports.

“One of the gentlemen who’s responsible for these inspections came in on vacation yesterday to dig through boxes of paperwork,” he said. “But outside of that, it’s mainly because we just don’t have enough people to process these and get them out.”

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