Makeshift Furnace Causes Fire at New Bedford Homeless Encampment
A fire at a homeless encampment in New Bedford could have been a lot worse than it was.
New Bedford firefighters responded to reports of a fire behind the former Building #19 along Rt. 140 Wednesday afternoon. Upon arrival, firefighters found one of the makeshift shelters had caught fire from a homemade furnace that was being used to warm several lean-tos...