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Early morning fire destroys 2 buildings in Purcell Estate
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- An early morning fire on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, razed two small buildings in Port Purcell, leaving one person homeless.
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VI to launch new 911 Computer-Aided Dispatch system on Sept 11
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A new 911 Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) system for the Virgin Islands is set to come on stream on Thursday, September 11, 2025, as part of efforts to strengthen emergency response services in the territory.
‘Swift actions’ prevented a possible major catastrophe- Delta Petroleum
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Delta Petroleum has expressed gratitude to the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and its staff at the service station in Pasea for their quick action that prevented what could have been a major disaster on August 27, 2024.
Woman drives burning car into Delta Gas Station @ Pasea
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- A woman, on seeing her car catching afire, caused some amount of panic when she drove the burning car into the Delta Gas Station in Pasea Estate in her bid to get help.
Car destroyed by fire near Pockwood Pond
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- A car was burnt to a shell near Pockwood Pond on Tortola today, March 20, 2024.
Boat destroyed by fire @ HR Penn Marina in McNamara
MCNAMARA, Tortola, VI- A boat docked at HR Penn Marina in McNamara was ravaged by fire early this morning, April 8, 2022, according to information reaching Virgin Islands News Online.
Vehicles damaged as fire breaks out @ workshop in Towers
TOWERS, Tortola, VI- A number of vehicles are said to have been damaged due to a fire at a vehicle repair shop in Towers, Tortola this afternoon, January 19, 2022.
Gas cylinder explodes in home near Delta Gas Station
PASEA, Tortola, VI- A fire that broke out in a 2 storey home, in the vicinity of Delta Gas Station in Pasea, Tortola around noon, October 27, 2021, was successfully extinguished by fire officers.
Fire guts 2 rooms of Long Bush home
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- Fire broke out at a 2-storey home in Long Bush, Tortola, this afternoon, September 1, 2020, damaging 2 bedrooms of the property before Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Services arrived and, with help from members of the public, quickly extinguished it.
Car bursts into flames on Windy Hill!
WINDY HILL, Tortola, VI - Sometime this evening, May 28, 2017, a vehicle with only a male driver burst into flames on the Windy Hill area of Tortola.
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