Two Dead in New Bedford Fire
NEW BEDFORD This morning s fire on Acushnet Avenue has turned fatal, as the New Bedford Fire Department confirms two people perished in the general alarm blaze.
Acting Fire Chief Scott Kruger posted an update to the NBFD Facebook page at 11:33 a.m. acknowledging that two fatalities had been confirmed. He said next of kin has not yet been notified, so no further details can be provided at this time.
Kruger said approximately 40 people were displaced by the fire, which engulfed two mixed-use buildings on Acushnet Avenue, between Holly and Tallman Streets, starting just before 12:30 this morning.
Two people dead, dozens more displaced after fire in New Bedford
Updated 1:50 PM;
A fire in New Bedford early Monday killed two people and left dozens more displaced, according to authorities.
The fire broke out at two mixed-use residential and commercial buildings on Acushnet Avenue, leaving roughly 40 residents displaced, according to a statement from acting New Bedford Fire Chief Scott Kruger.
“Sadly, two fatalities have been confirmed as of this morning,” he wrote. “The thoughts of the New Bedford Fire Department are with the victims and their families. Next of kin have not yet been notified, so further details will be provided at a later time.”
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The New Bedford Fire Department s new quint apparatus is in the shop for unspecified reasons and is not ready to be pressed into service any time soon, according to New Bedford Firefighters IAFF Local 841 President Billy Sylvia. The $250,000 truck is supposed to replace Engine 8 when it is eventually taken out of service. The Mitchell Administration has delayed the mothballing of Engine 8 several times and has even asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a SAFER grant to keep the piece operational.
Sylvia told me the 15-year-old quint, purchased by the city earlier this year, must still have a radio system installed once it leaves the shop. He said the firefighters who will eventually operate the quint have yet to be trained on it. At best, the quint is weeks away from replacing Engine 8.
The Coalition for Animals and New Bedford s Public Safety Departments are asking for the public s help in replenishing the city s supply of animal oxygen masks.
The supply was pretty much wiped out on March 21 when the New Bedford Fire Department responded to a fire at 303 County Street. Three people were rescued from the burning two-and-a-half-story structure, along with 24 cats. However, more than 30 cats perished in the fire.
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Coalition for Animals Vice President Sandy Quadros Bowles and New Bedford Acting Fire Chief Scott Kruger joined
Townsquare Sunday this week to discuss the County Street fire, and the fundraising effort to raise money for the oxygen masks.
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