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A predawn fire tore through the Warwick studio of musician Michael James early yesterday — and appeared to be deliberately set, the artist said. The blaze, coming the day after the performer’s new album was featured by The Royal Gazette, consumed the...

Two young Bermudians who fought a brush fire with buckets of water have been honoured for their service. D’Undre Seymour and Benjamin Furqan, both 14, impressed the Bermuda Fire Service last week when it responded to a reported brush fire only to fin...

Billowing white smoke from the Hamilton docks at around 2.30pm yesterday drew a quick response from emergency services. Alarmed members of the public contacted The Royal Gazette about a possible fire. However, according to a Bermuda Fire Service spok...

Lloyd Burchall was today named Bermuda’s new chief fire officer. He replaces Vincent Hollinsid, who retires from the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service today. Said a Government spokeswoman: “Mr Burchall joined the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service in February...

A fire broke out at the Quickie Lickie Laundromat on Serpentine Road at 2.19pm yesterday. Two vehicles and five personnel from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded. Firefighters broke into the back door of the Pembroke facility to extinguish...

A Bermudian fire officer is being held on drug and immigration charges in the US. Essex County Jail in New Jersey confirmed that Carl O Govia, 45, has been in custody since February 20. His charges are “possession and distribution, all out of Newark...

Hitting back at criticism of the Chief Fire Officer, former National Security Minister David Burch said any blame for funding cuts to the service ought to rest with him. Colonel Burch sprang to the defence of Fire Chief Vincent Hollinsid, criticised ...

Chronic staff shortages, a dictatorial leadership, and the promotion of inexperienced personnel to key positions are putting the lives of Bermuda’s firefighters at risk, according to the Fire Service Association. In a damning assessment of departing ...

A Pembroke home suffered smoke and heat damage during a fire, About ten Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to the blaze on Berkeley Road at about 11.45pm. No-one was injured in the fire, which damaged three motorcycles and part of th...