District Chief Michael Dandurand

The Red Cross is assisting two families following a porch fire Monday afternoon at 623 Cottage Street in New Bedford. District Chief Michael Dandurand says the fire was caused by carelessly discarded cigarettes. He says the fire was put out quickly but the flames destroyed the tenament's electrical service...

  A stubborn, smokey fire Monday afternoon in New Bedford's West End kept firefighters busy for more than five hours.  The blaze at 56 Hill Street broke out around 11am, but wasn't declared "out" till 4:30.  District Chief Michael Dandurand says the two-family home's "balloon-type" construction enabled flames to travel quickly from the cellar to the attic, and the wind also cau