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Horticultural waste continued accumulating at Pembroke Dump for about five months while machinery to treat it was broken, Government staff have revealed. Government yesterday confirmed its pro-grinder, the equipment which breaks down plant waste disc...

March 31, 2012 Dear Sir, The dump fire really is the best way to teach someone about Bermudian politics. People have grown old, who lived near the ‘Pond’ and have childhood memories of a house full of smoke. There are people who have lived full lives...

Firefighters who faced down the inferno on Pembroke Dump described the blaze, now quelled, as the biggest they’d seen at Marsh Folly. “I never had a fire like that, with the wind sending embers 50 to 200 feet to another spot,” recalled veteran firema...

The Pembroke Dump fire could have been started by a carelessly discarded cigarette, according to a Government waste manager. Allan Hunt said tree clippings piled up in dry conditions might easily have been set ablaze by the smallest of sparks on Thur...

Forms are available at the Ministry of Public Works for residents affected by heavy smoke and possible water contamination, after fire engulfed the Pembroke Dump. One day after heavy smoke filled their homes, Friswell’s Hill residents were yesterday ...

Government is currently engaged in talks with "a number of entities" to ensure that fires at Marsh Folly are eliminated "once and for all", Health Minister Zane DeSilva told a press conference this afternoon. Although most flames have been put out fi...

A huge fire ripped through Pembroke Dump last night, fanned by high winds and sending thick smoke over hundreds of homes and sparking a massive operation from firefighters. Giant flames lit up the sky while winds of up to 40 knots carried smoke for m...

Hundreds of area residents and spectators alike watched in awe as flames raged out of the Pembroke Dump, as smoke billowed throughout surrounding neighbourhoods. The Friswell’s Hill area was one of the hardest hit by heavy smoke. Area residents speak...

Firefighters and police officers are out in full force tonight in response to a huge fire at Pemboke dump Emergency vehicles are arriving at the scene as efforts get underway to extinguish the massive blaze which is being fuelled by winds as heavy sm...

A plume of smoke rising near the airport this afternoon was caused by a burning jet ski at the airport dump, according to a BAS Serco spokesman. The blaze is said to be under control, with the Bermuda Fire Department on the scene.

A Tills Hill family remains unsure of the future after fire claimed almost everything they owned but mother of three Andrene Bean said she will never forget the generosity of strangers and friends alike. Employers, neighbours and businesses have join...

Firefighters save pet Pomeranian from smoke filled Tills Hill home By Jonathan Bell Onlookers applauded on Court Street as Tills Hill resident Andrene Bean carried her pet dog safely away from her burning home. The blaze had been discovered half an h...