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January 21, 2022

Fire destroys house and car on Virgin Gorda

Firefighters responded to a blaze at an unoccupied house at Princess Quarters in Virgin Gorda 15 minutes after it was reported on Tuesday night, extinguishing the flames just after midnight …

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by Joey Waldinger
October 28, 2021

Kitchen torched but no one injured in Pasea apartment fire

Yesterday afternoon, Edwina Gregoire was cooking food in her small Pasea apartment when a fire broke out beneath the kitchen sink.  Unable to douse the flame herself, she tried calling …

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by Joey Waldinger
February 24, 2021

Recyclables burn in Paraquita Bay fire

All that remained of about eight months of hard work were two piles of still-smouldering rubble yesterday afternoon. Green VI reported that a fire the evening of Feb. 23 spared …

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by Dana Kampa
November 12, 2020

Fire breaks out at R&R Malone Complex

A fire broke out on Sunday at the R&R Malone Complex in Pockwood Pond, affecting a space in the corner of the building that was being used as a church, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
May 20, 2019

Dry season brings brush fires to VI

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. …

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by GENEVIEVE GLATSKY
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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