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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.

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.

New Bedford Credit Union stepped to the front of the line recently, making a $1,000 donation to the cause.