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Jonathan Bell Senator Michael Fahy issued a “profound apology” after fire yesterday engulfed a bus that had been carrying Warwick Academy and Somersfield Academy students to school. The transport minister, whose children attend Somersfield, said one ...

The bus explosion was so loud it triggered an alarm inside a nearby building yesterday. “We heard a loud bang — I would say it sounded like an explosion,” Warwick Post Office employee Pandora Woolridge said. The post office stands just steps from whe...

Schoolchildren were counting their blessings yesterday after escaping injury when their bus exploded. The bus operator was praised for his quick action in helping about 13 students, aged between 5 and 16, to safety moments before their vehicle went u...

Firefighters tackled two brush fires this afternoon in Warwick. Crews were called to Warwick Lane and the entrance to WindReach at about 2.45pm. “The Fire Service responded with three vehicles and 11 personnel,” said staff officer Delton White. “On o...

A truck was badly damaged in a fire in the early hours of this morning. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service dealt with the blaze, in which fire was emitting from the engine and passenger compartments, in the parking lot of the Botanical Gardens, at a...

A fire broke out in the Diagnostic Imaging staff room at King Edward Memorial Hospital yesterday morning but was quickly extinguished. No injuries were reported in the blaze which was reported shortly before 9am. A Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service sp...

Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service was called to Warwick Academy after a car caught fire this morning. The incident happened at about 8.30am in the parking lot, when smoke and flames were said to be emitting. Four personnel from the fire service arrived...

A trailer truck and motorbike were severely damaged by fire in Pembroke this morning. Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service is investigating the cause of the blaze, which happened on Canal Road at about 6am. Two fire vehicles with eight personnel tackled t...

Arson has not been ruled out as the cause of the devastating fire that destroyed Onion Jack’s and seriously damaged surrounding stores on Front Street, police have revealed. Detectives are still working closely with the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Servic...

Firefighters have hailed the brave actions of residents who tackled a house fire in Hamilton Parish and helped an elderly woman escape the flames. Crews were called to the property on Summit View Drive on Friday, shortly before 5pm, only to find that...

Freisenbruch-Meyer Group will return home next week after six weeks of renovation work at their fire-damaged Front Street offices. The insurance company temporarily relocated to the Chubb building in Woodbourne Avenue after its offices were damaged b...

Firefighters tackled a bedroom blaze in Hamilton Parish this afternoon. The property in Abbott’s Cliff Road sustained major smoke damage throughout as a result of the fire which broke out at around 2.13pm. “We responded to a report of a structural fi...