The veterans were employed at the former Kerr Mill complex, which included American Thread Co., DaPonte said. He said it is among 36 monuments and dedicated landmarks in the city.

MORE: Chief: Fall River mill had no working sprinklers In 1987, a fire ravaged the Kerr Mill complex. And then in 2010, firefighters battled flames at a mill complex on Quequechan Street.

September 2009: Fall River firefighters provided mutual aid after a five-alarm fire broke out inside a four-story building at the Bourne Mill complex just over the border in Tiverton, R.I. Parts ...

Fall River Fire Chief John Lynch said his department was alerted to the mill fire at 60 County St. around 12:03 a.m. and that the second fire, on Tremont Street, was reported at 12:06 a.m.

Fall River District Fire Chief Doug Sullivan told WBZ there were eight large windows with heavy flames coming out of them. "We've had problems with this mill before," he said.

FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — Fire crews returned to the scene of a fire that destroyed a Fall River mill over the weekend, including the mechanical business renting space on the property.

FALL RIVER – Fall River police reported Monday that they had made an arrest in connection with a series of arsons at city mills over the weekend.

The market is the retail branch of Portugalia Imports, a Fall River food importer and distributor. Fernando Benevides, 60, emigrated from the Azores and started the company 25 years ago in his ...

A Fall River landmark right off of Interstate 195 may become a storage facility, forcing out tenants who have been there for decades. The businesses that would be ousted are fighting back against ...

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