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February 11th, 2024
2 boats destroyed by fire @ Anegada

SETTING POINT, Anegada, VI- Two tour boats belonging to Kelly’s Land and Sea Tours were destroyed by fire sometime around 1:00 AM this morning, February 11, 2024, on Anegada.

January 13th, 2024
Car catches afire in heart of Road Town

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Quick action by the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue team has averted what could have been a major disaster after a vehicle caught fire last evening in Road Town, Tortola.

January 2nd, 2024
Elderly woman perishes in fire @ Kingston

KINGSTON, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom can now confirm that an elderly woman perished in a fire that engulfed a home in Kingston, Tortola last evening, January 1, 2024.

January 1st, 2024
House reportedly on fire @ Kingston

KINGSTON, Tortola, VI - Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that a house reportedly caught on fire tonight January 1, 2024, sometime around 8:00 pm at Kingston on Tortola.

December 25th, 2023
Car catches afire @ Cappoon’s Bay

CAPPOON’S BAY, Tortola, VI- It is known at this time whether anyone was hurt when a vehicle caught afire at Cappoon’s Bay last night.

December 13th, 2023
Smoke & fire finally contained @ Pockwood Pond dumpsite

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, Vi – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the fire and smoke emanating from the Pockwood Pond Dumpsite has finally been contained this afternoon, December 13, 2023.

December 12th, 2023
We have to 'reduce' the amount of garbage going to incinerator- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley

FAT HOGS BAY, Tortola, VI- Ninth District Representative and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley, who has responsibility for waste management, says the challenges at the local incinerator can ultimately be solved with the reduction of garbage going into the facility.

December 11th, 2023
‘Stop putting hazardous & flammable materials into waste stream’- DWM Director

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Waste Management says it is working on waste management strategies to improve the way waste in the [British] Virgin Islands is processed, but it still needs assistance from the community to help avert future incidents such as the fire that broke out at the tipping area of the Pockwood Pond dumpsite on Saturday morning, December 9, 2023.

December 9th, 2023
Fire engulfs Pockwood Pond dumpsite this morning Dec 9, 2023

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI - Waste Management Director Mr. Marcus E. Solomon has told our newsroom that at around 4:00 am, this morning Saturday, December 9, 2023, the Pockwood Pond dumpsite garbage tipping area located on the main island of Tortola, caught on fire.

July 30th, 2023
Massive early morning fire broke out @ VG landfill

SPANISH TOWN, Virgin Gorda, VI- Some residents of Virgin Gorda took to social media, particularly Facebook, to complain about what they described as a massive fire at the Virgin Gorda landfill this morning, Sunday, July 30, 2023.

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