Crews this morning (June 12) are battling a two-alarm structure fire at 29 Ashley Street near the corner of Ruth Street in the South End of New Bedford.
Around 9:30 a.m. scanner traffic indicated that New Bedford Fire Department ladder trucks were on the scene of a three-story vacant wood-frame apartment building fire, that residents in the area were being evacuated, and that mutual aid was on the
The decision was made last month by Fire Chief Paul Coderre as part of a plan to end the 'rolling blackout' policy of shutting fire stations around the city.
Next month, the New Bedford Fire Dept. will end the 'rolling blackout' policy that has been in place since 2009, but will place an active engine on reserve.