Officials: New Bedford fire likely caused by ‘oil-soaked rags’

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Officials: New Bedford fire likely caused by ‘oil-soaked rags’

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (WPRI) — New Bedford firefighters knocked down a porch fire that broke out early Wednesday morning on Clark Street. The fire started around 4 a.m. and crews were able to keep it from spreading further into the single-family home, the department wrote in a Facebook post. Courtesy: New Bedford Fire Department Facebook page Investigators determined the fire was accidental and likely caused by "oil-soaked rags from renovations pl…