A fire in the wee hours of Tuesday morning in Lower Estate swept across a lot filled with safari buses as firefighters stymied by a paved-over hydrant waited for a …
January 22, 2026
January 15, 2026
Blaze destroys houseboat at Nanny Cay
A raging fire consumed a 67-foot houseboat last Thursday as a salvage team rushed to move the vessel away from the Nanny Cay Marina. The boat Kelly Jayne was docked …
September 13, 2024
Post-Irma fire station repairs to resume
Seven years after Hurricane Irma battered the Road Town fire station and left firefighters operating out of a damaged facility, the government has signed a contract for the third and …
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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April 28, 2022
Fire officer dies after scooter crash
Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service Officer Shaquoi Smith, 24, died Friday after succumbing to injuries sustained during an April 18 scooter wreck at Hope Hill, Police Information Officer Akia …
April 14, 2022
Docked boat catches fire in Road Town
Eighteen minutes after the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service received a call early Friday about a boat on fire, four officers put out the flames, Chief Fire Officer Zebalon …