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. …
May 20, 2019
December 19, 2018
No word yet on incinerator repairs after fire
This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s print edition on Dec. 13. More than two weeks after a large fire broke out at the Pockwood Pond incinerator, government officials have …
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July 25, 2018
Static likely caused VI Motors fire, officer says
A large blaze that engulfed VI Motors over the weekend was likely caused by spilled fuel and a spark, acting Deputy Fire Chief Melvin Jeffers confirmed on Tuesday. At about …
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June 5, 2018
Coxheath blaze is finally extinguished, fire chief confirms
After weeks of fighting the massive dumpsite fire in Coxheath, firefighters were finally able to extinguish the blaze and dramatically reduce smoke levels in the area over the past few …
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June 1, 2018
Water pumps brought from sister islands to fight Coxheath blaze
Three weeks after it began, a fire continues to burn deep within the towering piles of garbage at the Coxheath dumpsite. But completely extinguishing the flames — and therefore staunching …
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May 24, 2018
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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May 17, 2018
Dumpsite fire is VI’s biggest ever, DWM says
Last week, a fire engulfed the mountain of trash that has been piled in Coxheath since Hurricane Irma, spewing plumes of thick, black smoke as far as St. Thomas and …
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May 10, 2018
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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February 28, 2018
Stop backyard burning, says health officer
While backyard burning became widespread immediately after Hurricane Irma because of the excess garbage created by the storm and a limited collection system, the government wants residents to know that …
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