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Fire officers contain blaze at Sea Cows Bay junkyard!

May 1st, 2012 | Tags: William Penn fire Chief Fire Officer
One of crushers that was burnt during the fire today May 1, 2012. Photo: VINO
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Search and Rescue officers rushed to the junk yard in Sea Cows Bay, where cars and other electrical items are crushed, a little after 11 a.m. today May 1, 2012 after a spark ignited a blaze which was quickly contained by fire officers.

William Penn, Chief Fire Officer (ag), who was at the scene told Virgin Islands News Online that investigations indicated some metal caught afire while workers were doing welding when the incident occurred.

One of the crushers, according to Penn was damaged. In addition to that, a few telephone wires were scorched.

Fortunately, no one was injured.

9 Responses to “Fire officers contain blaze at Sea Cows Bay junkyard! ”

  • that is not factual (01/05/2012, 17:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    some of the children at the school parents had to be called to pick up their kids because of all that smoke it is high time ayo get all these pollution out of the 3rd district seams like ayo trying to stiffle the people of the third but where their is smoke watch out for the fyah
    • apple pie (01/05/2012, 21:09) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      frazer you loosing points...you took the hog out of hog city and now you cannot take the dum out wid it!!!
  • sea weed (01/05/2012, 17:24) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Yea tis time they get this junk out of sea cows bay!
  • hog city (01/05/2012, 18:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Frazer wake up after 9 years you did nothing to get these juck out the district shame!
    • carrunt (01/05/2012, 22:45) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      mark please help move this thing from hog city...your mother in law is at risk too
    • Ymm (02/05/2012, 06:38) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      I smell deh rat..... this sounds like a plot.... it nah work!!!! come again.
    • yellow (02/05/2012, 09:15) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
      you all back off we man Frazer the liberator..he tried to get it out of Sea Cows Bay
  • Yes I (02/05/2012, 05:41) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    Let me offer some advice. Off duty fire officers need to get some beacons for their cars they use so people when seeing them deployed to an emergency can pull to the side. Let the public know the protocol so when they see the guys coming they can move aside.


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