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A fire that killed at least 15 children at an orphanage in Haiti has devastated the country, a Bermudian resident said yesterday. Phillip Rego, who runs an orphanage in Haiti, said: “They’re sad. “A lot of people sent me a lot of texts — some of the...

A man was hurt when he fell from a ladder in Hamilton Parish today. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service was called out at 5.25pm after a report that a 67-year-old fell from a height of about 7ft. It was understood the man hurt his right shoulder. Fou...

An 83-year-old man was taken to hospital with smoke inhalation after a fire in a Devonshire home. Firefighters were called to a reported kitchen fire at a two-storey building on Kilderry Close on Saturday at about 1.15pm. Thick smoke was coming from ...

A hotel restaurant has created an Australian-themed menu to raise money for a charity dealing with the devastation of bushfires. Marcus’, the flagship restaurant at Hamilton Princess & Beach Club, will help Sydney Wildlife, whose mission is to rescue...

A woman who called emergency services to report a blaze that destroyed a house claimed a fire truck took 45 minutes to arrive. Elizabeth Dore took issue with national security minister Wayne Caines’s claim that the vehicle reached the property in Uni...

A couple who moved from Bermuda to Australia were prepared to flee their home yesterday as bushfires burnt across New South Wales. Anne Wilson said she and her husband, former Mid-Ocean News editor Bob Wilson, and their neighbours in Oberon, New Sout...

Problems with a Hamilton fire engine and a string of emergencies within hours of each other meant an out-of-town reserve tender was called to a blazing home in the city, it has been revealed. Wayne Caines, the Minister of National Security, explained...

Firefighters tonight tackled a blaze at a home in Sandys. A total of five fire engines extinguished the fire at a house in West Side Road, Somerset. A spokesman for the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service said the cause of the blaze was under investigation...

A fire was tackled this evening at a building on Roberts Avenue in Devonshire. The alarm was sounded just before 9pm, with four trucks and ten firefighters dispatched. A spokesman said Sergeant Vance Hassell reported seeing thick black smoke coming o...

An appeal to help a family whose home was destroyed in a blaze earlier this month has been launched. Now, the Jamaican Association is to hold a fundraiser to raise cash for the Hayward family, who lost almost everything after fire ravaged their home ...

Two people were taken to hospital suffering from smoke inhalation after a shed caught fire today. The single-storey wooden structure was engulfed in flames when firefighters arrived at the scene at Woodlawn Road, Sandys, at about 8.20am. Three fire v...

Parents and staff at a childcare centre have branded a suspected arson attack as “reckless and extremely dangerous”. The Happy Valley Child Care Centre said yesterday that the fire at the Pembroke centre on Saturday caused “a significant amount of da...