Fire @ Pockwood Pond incinerator
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![The ‘troublesome’ garbage incinerator at Pockwood Pond, today November 26, 2018, burst into flames, when a fire of unknown origin broke out uncontrollably at the facility. Photo: Team of Reporters](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_w_WhatsApp_Image_20181126_at_2.45.40_PM.jpeg)
![Flames raging uncontrollably inside the facility. Photo: Team of Reporters](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_w_WhatsApp_Image_20181126_at_2.45.40_PM_1.jpeg)
![Fire @ Pockwood Pond incinerator. Photo: Team of Reporters](https://www.virginislandsnewsonline.com/cache/images/350x_f_fire1.jpeg)
According to reports, members of the corporate community are currently assisting with the Fire Services, in order to bring the blaze under control.
Up to publication time, plumes of smoke could be seen billowing from the incinerator, affecting residents, as it permeates the atmosphere over to the western end of Tortola.
The public has since been advised of the fire at the Pockwood Pond incinerator and are asked to avoid the area.
According to reports, the fire may have resulted from the explosion of an LPG tank.
The building and garbage in the surrounding areas were also set ablaze.
Virgin Islands News Online will provide an update as information becomes available.
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