SUV catches fire on Tortola’s Fort Hill; Driver unhurt
Fire and Rescue Services personnel extinguish the vehicle fire last night, January 2, 2017. Photo: Team of Reporters
No one was reportedly injured when a vehicle caught fire while on Fort Hill, Tortola last night, January 2, 2017. Photo: Team of Reporters
FORT HILL, Tortola, VI- While it’s unclear how many persons were in the vehicle at the time, it was last night, January 2, 2017 before 9:00 P.M. that a male driver escaped with no injuries after his automobile caught on fire while on Fort Hill, Tortola.
According to reports, some Good Samaritan passers-by helped the man put out the fire before Fire and Rescue Services arrived on the scene.
It remains unclear what caused the fire and who the driver of the Isuzu Rodeo was; however, last year 2016 many vehicles experienced fire related incidents. It was last year also when a BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) truck caught afire while parked on the Long Bush Compound on the main island of Tortola.
There is now a new trend where residents are ordering more vehicles directly from overseas, most often cheaper and second hand, and the quality and history of the automobiles are usually not fully known.
It is reported also that more residents are keeping fire extinguishers in their vehicles.
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