Vehicle catches afire on Ridge Road
Reports reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that the vehicle was travelling in the direction of Road Town when the engine caught on fire.
According to the Department of Fire Services, no one was injured. The cause of the fire is unknown and the Fire Services Department was unable to say at the time they were contacted.
It was reported that persons in the area assisted in putting the fire out but the engine was badly burnt before they were able to successfully extinguish the flames.
Virgin Islands News Online had also reported in June about an incident in Sea Cows Bay where the engine of a sports car suddenly burst into flames, a stone’s throw away from the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School.
It was not clear what may have caused the fire as the driver himself was baffled. Luckily for him though he was able to get assistance with putting the fire out before it could have engulfed the car. No one was injured.
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