DA identifies 2 men killed in New Bedford fire that displaced roughly 40 residents
Updated 12:47 PM;
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The Bristol District Attorney’s Office identified the two victims of the fatal Monday morning blaze at 1283 Acushnet Ave. as 49-year-old Tomas Gomez-Delacruz and 40-year-old Juan Macario-Mejia, both of whom were New Bedford residents.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation, but foul play isn’t suspected, the district attorney’s office noted in a statement.
At 12:15AM, the New Bedford Fire Department responded to 1279 & 1283 Acushnet Ave for a reported structure fire. Upon.Posted by New Bedford Fire Department on Monday, April 19, 2021
Firefighters responded to the blaze at 1279 and 1283 Acushnet Ave. around 12:15 a.m. Monday. The heavy fire had spread up the exterior walls of the buildings into the roofs and attics of both structures when crews arrived, according to the New Bedford Fire Department. A second alarm was immediately sounded for the