NEW BEDFORD — Nearly 30 firefighters battled a general alarm fire at Eastern Fisheries in New Bedford Wednesday night that sent plumes of dark smoke above a harborside parking lot.
The fire was reported shortly after 6:30 p.m., according to a dispatcher for the New Bedford Fire Department. First responders reported no one was inside the building, which was locked upon their arrival, Chief Brian Faria said.
As of about 8 p.m., Faria didn't know the cause of the fire but said it appeared contained to a bumped-up portion of the structure he described as a well-insulated refrigerated area.
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