New Bedford Fire

NEW BEDFORD — Another fire was reported in New Bedford early Thursday morning. However, this fire was in the South End, unlike the three suspicious fires reported earlier this week in the near North End. Police received a report of a motor vehicle fire at 1:44 a...

NEW BEDFORD — A rash of arson cases across a concentrated area of New Bedford has fire and police officials very concerned. "We have a number of fires in a fairly confined area of, I would call it the near North End, and it's very concerning to us," New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes told WBSM News...

NEW BEDFORD — A heavy fire broke out Wednesday night in a New Bedford apartment building just outside of downtown. The fire was reported around 8:30 p.m. in Apartment 5G at the Harborview Towers apartment complex at 60 South Second Street...

The New Bedford Fire and Police Departments were called to West Beach Wednesday afternoon after a report of a grenade being found on the beach. Fire Chief Michael Gomes tells WBSM News the device found was indeed a grenade. He said, "It had been inerted at some time in the past and did not pose a hazard...

NEW BEDFORD—New Bedford Firefighters have been battling a major fire at 169 Mount Vernon Street throughout Sunday afternoon. The site is the former location of ServePro, but New Bedford Fire Chief Michael Gomes told WBSM News it is currently some sort of operation that involves the storage of portable toilets...

32 people who live at The Coffin Lofts in downtown New Bedford were evacuated early this morning after a fire broke out at a business on Union Street.  Firefighters were called to Just In Advertising, a screen printing business at 204 Union Street at about 1:15 this morning...