New Bedford Fire

None of the occupants were injured, but two birds died in the flames.

STOW — State Fire Marshal Peter J. Ostroskey, Bristol District Attorney Thomas Quinn, New Bedford Fire Chief Michael W. Gomes and New Bedford Police Chief Joseph C. Cordeiro said Wednesday’s fatal fire at 176 Potter Street in New Bedford was caused by the improper use of smoking materials...

One person was sent to the hospital and a family displaced from their home following a Friday evening fire in New Bedford.

Members of the New Bedford Police Department and New Bedford Fire Department were honored in a ceremony at City Hall today for their valor in responding to a January 17 fire that ultimately claimed the life of one city resident.

A portion of the roof collapsed Monday at the former Revere Copper and Brass site on North Front Street.

The fire at 282 Tinkham Road that claimed the life of a 56-year-old woman early Wednesday has been determined to have been caused by improper use or disposal of smoking materials.

For the third time in a week, there are reports of the smell of gas at Normandin Middle School.

A New Bedford man was arrested and ordered held without bail in connection to two intentionally-set fires in the city earlier this week.

A reported explosion and an afternoon fire have left a number of people displaced from their homes in New Bedford's South End.

New Bedford Police have charged two people with arson in connection with a fire Thursday night in the city's North End.