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UPDATE: 2nd boat fire in 3 years leaves local fisherman devastated
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Mr Francisco Frometa got up very early this morning, November 18, 2020, before 4:00am, to do something he has been doing since the age of 14- go out to sea to catch fish.
Fire damages section of R&R Malone Complex in Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Just over two years after a fire had destroyed a major section of the R&R Malone Complex in Pockwood Pond, the business establishment was hit with another blaze.
Fire guts 2 rooms of Long Bush home
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Fire broke out at a 2-storey home in Long Bush, Tortola, this afternoon, September 1, 2020, damaging 2 bedrooms of the property before Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services arrived and, with help from members of the public, quickly extinguished it.
UPDATE: Non-functioning AC suspected cause of WE fire
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Initial investigations have revealed that a gas line of a non-functioning air conditioning unit at a West End, Tortola, home was the main source of a mid-morning fire on Wednesday, August 5, 2020.
Pure Trouble too much to handle @ Women’s Festival Cup
EAST END, Tortola, VI- The BVI Football Association’s (BVI) Women’s Festival Cup was staged at the East End/Long Look Stadium on Sunday August 2, 2020, with four teams participating in a round robin tournament.
2 trucks & storeroom destroyed by fire @ Minine’s Plants
BEEF ISLAND, VI- A fire that started in the wee hours of July 1, 2020, resulted in the destruction of two trucks, a generator and a storeroom at Minine’s Plants on Beef Island.
Major fire averted @ Big Brother’s Gas Station
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- What could have been a major disaster was quickly averted when the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services responded to a call of a fire at a local gas station this morning, June 28, 2020.
Pockwood Pond garbage woes 'will soon be over' - Premier Fahie
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Damaged by a fire in 2018, the Pockwood Pond incinerator and landfill facility has been a constant eyesore than has left residents fuming after smoke from a series of landfill fires haunted the West End of Tortola.
‘The Curve Bar & Grill’ in Meyer’s Estate hit by fire
MEYER’S ESTATE, Tortola, VI- A fire suspected to be electrical in origin broke out at the night spot known as ‘The Curve Bar & Grill’ at Meyer’s Estate, Tortola, in the wee hours this morning, November 11, 2019.
VIF&RS goes beyond to help fire victims
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – “I never really expected it,” chilling words of fire victim & father of three, Mr Marcel Davis now receiving help after seeing his life’s possessions going up in flames.
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