Police believe they know the identity of the body found in a burned house last week, but they are awaiting DNA verification before releasing a name, according to Police Information …
June 22, 2023
June 16, 2023
Body found after house fire in Red Bay area
A body was uncovered under several layers of debris inside a home gutted by fire Sunday night in the Red Bay area of East End, police said Monday afternoon. The …
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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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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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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 …
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, …
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. …
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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