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Portugal to the Rescue
Portugal to the Rescue
Portugal to the Rescue
BOSTON - The two surviving crewmembers injured in an explosion on a bulk-carrier 1,300 miles off of Cape Cod have been medevaced to Portugal. The U.S. Coast Guard in Boston says the crewmembers were airlifted from the bulk-carrier Tamar at 4:30 a...
Freighter Explosion
Freighter Explosion
Freighter Explosion
BOSTON - An explosion on board an international bulk freighter headed for the Azores has killed two crew members. The explosion was reported at 7 .a.m. Monday on the carrier Tamar, about 1,300 miles off the coast of Cape Cod. The explosion initially killed one crewmember and severely burned three others...
Explosion at Greasy Luck
Explosion at Greasy Luck
Explosion at Greasy Luck
An explosion at the Greasy Luck Brewery in New Bedford caused a scare Friday afternoon, but no damage or injuries. The New Bedford Fire Department received the alarm at 12:46 p.m.. The initial call was for an explosion at the Purchase Street establishment, but they didn't receive any notificiation of an active fire...
Explosive Device in Boston
Explosive Device in Boston
Explosive Device in Boston
BOSTON (AP) _ Boston Police say it appears as if someone used an explosive device to set a police cruiser on fire. Commissioner William Evans says no one was hurt when the device exploded in South Boston on Friday morning. He says what appeared to be a propane tank was placed between a bridge and the cruiser, and when the cruiser pulled away the device went off...
Explosion On Gifford St.
An explosion inside a South End dumpster remains under investigation. The explosion outside 84 Gifford Street happened around 4am. There is no report of injuries, but police and fire crews responded to the scene, and the State Fire Marshall's office was contacted...
Car Explodes in South End
Car Explodes in South End
Car Explodes in South End
New Bedford Police and firefighters responded to the scene of a car fire in the South End Thursday night. The fire was reported just after 11pm Thursday at Winsor and Crapo Streets. The car, a 1999 Nissan Sentra, exploded before the fire was extinguished...
Explosion Update
Explosion Update
Explosion Update
More information on an explosion and a fire in a New Bedford housing development over the weekend. The State Fire Marshal's Office says while the victim is still hospitalized, he has been interviewed by investigators as part of a preliminary investigation...
Explosion Injures One
Explosion Injures One
Explosion Injures One
A New Bedford man suffered serious burns after a reported explosion and fire at the Parkdale Housing Development in the West End of New Bedford Sunday afternoon. The explosion was reported at 117 Summit Street at 12:15pm. The apartment is on the second floor of the building...
Manhattan Blast Injures 29
Manhattan Blast Injures 29
Manhattan Blast Injures 29
NEW YORK (AP) - An explosion rocked a crowded Manhattan neighborhood and injured 29 people, and a suspicious device discovered blocks away was safely removed early Sunday. Mayor Bill de Blasio ruled out any terror connections but called the blast an "intentional act ...
Rockdale Ave Explosion
Rockdale Ave Explosion
Rockdale Ave Explosion
New Bedford and Dartmouth crews responded to an explosion on Rockdale Avenue Friday morning. New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News around 9:30am Friday morning, an employee at Marx Auto Center at 132 Rockdale Avenue near the New Bedford/Dartmouth line was using a torch to cut through a 55-gallon steel drum that had contained windshield washer fluid...

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