fires

The number of fires overall is down in Massachusetts; however, fire-related deaths, after declining substantially, appear to have leveled off.

It was a tough fight as tankers shuttled water between a hydrant at Myricks and Kingman streets and the fire scene.

It was the third major fire in downtown Middleboro within a 36-hour period.

Conditions remain dry, and residents are still urged to conserve water and prevent the spread of wildfires.

Middleborough Gas & Electric cut power to a circuit, allowing firefighters to extinguish the blaze.

Anyone with information is asked to call Massachusetts State Police.

A New Bedford man who intentionally set fire to two separate occupied multi-family homes in October of 2017 was sentenced to serve up to five years in prison.

A 46-year-old Taunton man was arrested and charged with intentionally setting five fires in the city last week within the span of approximately two hours.

A former firefighter in Fall River allegedly reported non-existent fires in order to steal money to use to buy drugs.

Fire departments from several SouthCoast communities responded to multiple reports of brush fires along Route 140 this morning.