Fire crews responded to a fire at a downtown New Bedford home on Monday, marking the fifth blaze that the city's fire department has fought since Saturday and the second one today.
Seven people and their pets have been displaced in a New Bedford fire early Monday morning, according to city Fire Chief Scott Kruger, who noted that smoking material caused the blaze.
New Bedford's Acting Fire Chief Scott Kruger has been named as the city's official fire chief after Mayor Jon Mitchell announced the appointment Thursday.
New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger says the apartment door was blocked inside by a large amount of storage and combustable materials and was difficult to get into.
A boat fire at the Popes Island Marina yesterday evening that destroyed a multi-million dollar yacht was made worse by the vessel's storage compartments and hundreds of gallons of fuel on board, according to New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger.
I wonder if New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger thinks the people who perished in Monday's fire might still be alive if only he had more men available? I do.
A spate of recent fires was not enough to convince New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell Engine 8 should remain in service. Two deaths Monday morning apparently did.