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Fire caused extensive damage to a three family home at 211 Church Street in New Bedford on Friday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the scene just after 1pm and spent about two hours battling the flames and smoke. Fire Chief Michael Gomes says one firefighter inside the building was injured when part of the structure fell and knocked off his air-mask...

A New Bedford man has been charged with setting a fire Wednesday at 330 North Front Street in the North End. Firefighters quickly doused the smoky fire, but smoke and water damage forced the13 occupants to seek shelter through the Red Cross...

Members of the Wareham Fire Department responded to a tractor trailer hauling debris that was on fire Thursday afternoon.

Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher says the 18-year-old truck was meticulously maintained by the Town of Lexington, and will be in service in Acushnet by the end of March.

The New Bedford Fire Department responded to calls of a multi-building fire on Grandfield Street in the city's north end just before 3:00 p.m. on Monday.

Members of the New Bedford Police Department and New Bedford Fire Department were honored in a ceremony at City Hall today for their valor in responding to a January 17 fire that ultimately claimed the life of one city resident.

A fire that occurred in a Mashpee medical marijuana facility just prior to its opening has been deemed accidental.

As firefighters worked to extinguish the blaze, they discovered an adult body in the home.

Officials are investigating after two vessels sink overnight in New Bedford's harbor.

Two women and two children were sent to the hospital following a fire at the former Boneheads location in Fall River, after they lit a fire in the kitchen to stay warm during non-permitted renovations.