The bank that still holds the mortgage on the fire-damaged and uninhabitable Gabriel House property on Oliver Street wants the money it’s owed — nearly $1 million.

Then it wants “to get out of this litigation,” said Sarah Kelly, attorney for OneLocal Bank.

The Norwood-based community bank has waded into a complicated set of civil lawsuits between victims of the July 13 assisted living facility and the individuals and companies accused of negligence that led to 10 deaths, 30 injuries, and the displacement of dozens of poor, elderly and disabled residents.

At stake is about $6 million in property insurance money, frozen pending the outcome of the lawsuits — which may take several years. The bank wants to dip into that for its cut. But victims in the case say there are other ways for the bank to get its money back: foreclose on Gabriel House, or go after Gabriel House owner Dennis Etzkorn’s other properties.

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