A May 8 brush fire that threatened to engulf Simon Potter’s Meyers Estate home was one of several similar blazes in recent weeks, according to Chief Fire Officer Zebalon McLean. …
Road Town Fire Station being rebuilt
Repair work on the Road Town Fire Station, which was gutted during Hurricane Irma, is under way after government signed a contract worth nearly $800,000 with Quality Construction Limited, Communications …
Few, if any, fire precautions were taken at Coxheath before blaze
Before a massive fire broke out at the Coxheath dumpsite two weeks ago, many measures that are typically used to prevent fires at landfills were not implemented — including monitoring …
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As Coxheath burns, NEOC activated at level 2
On Wednesday, a massive fire engulfed the dumpsite at Coxheath, emitting thick black smoke across Tortola and downwind to the United States Virgin Islands. Thursday morning, as the blaze continued …
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