Category: Accidents/Fires
Video & Photos: Car Plunges Over Wall
[Updated] Earlier today [Nov.16] a car accident occurred which saw the car plunge head-first down into a residential property in the Tribe Road #6, Horseshoe Road, Southampton area. The accident occurred sometime before or around noon, and this afternoon construction workers removed the car using an extendable forklift. The procedure took quite some... Read more of this article
Photos/Videos: Swinging Doors Fire
At approximately 12.30am this morning [Nov.7] Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service and Police responded to a report of a structural fire inside the Swinging Doors Nightclub at #29 Court Street in Hamilton. Swinging Doors is sandwiched between C&R Discount and the Fish Hut on Court Street. Fire personnel arrived at the scene to find moderate smoke emitting... Read more of this article
Photos: 2011 Fire Safety Awareness Week
Fire Safety Awareness Week officially kicked off today [Oct.31], with the official opening ceremony held at the Hamilton Fire Station this morning. Every year, the Ministry of National Security, in conjunction with the National Fire Protection Association, sister Fire Departments across the United States and the United Kingdom participate in an initiative... Read more of this article
Photos: Police Car Crashes Into Wall
[Updated] This evening [Oct.27] a Police car was involved in an accident which saw it crash into a wall on Somerset Road. The incident was apparently a two vehicle collision involving the police car and a private car, with at least one of the car occupants sustaining minor injuries. Police presently have the road blocked off while they investigate... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Accident On North Shore
Emergency Services responded to an accident near West Pembroke School on Monday morning [Oct.17], in which a car and van collided. Traffic flow was delayed as the road was completely blocked as police investigated the accident scene. A Police spokesperson said, “At 7:30am on Monday October 17th, police responded to a report of a collision on... Read more of this article
Three Car Accident: 5 People Injured, 1 Arrest
[Updated] At approximately 7:30pm this evening [Sept.5] there was an accident involving three cars in the Frog Lane, Devonshire area, which has resulted in one car being partially on top of the other. Both Police and the Fire Service personnel are on scene, and presently have police tape blocking off the accident scene. There are dozens of bystanders... Read more of this article
Videos/Photos: HWP Post-Fire
[Updated] The start of a large task is now underway – the work on the HWP Group Body & Paint Centre on St. John’s Road. Yesterday [Aug.8] flames tore through the building causing extensive damage to the property and automobiles, with the fire burning for over three hours. The road was opened late last night, and this morning the true extent... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: HWP Building After The Fire
[Updated with video] The morning after the massive blaze at HWP, locals are driving by slowly, many getting out of their cars for a better look at the building. Much of the roof has collapsed, with the interior of the car showroom decimated, showing burned cars lined up in front of the shattered windows. Small amounts of smoke can still be seen emanating... Read more of this article
Photos: 60 Firefighters Battle Blaze At HWP
[Updated - all staff are out and safe] At approximately 2pm this afternoon [Aug.8] a fire broke out at the HWP Paint shop on St Johns Road in Pembroke, with locals reporting hearing what sounded like an explosion just before the fire, and staff running out of the building. The Bermuda Fire Service has responded and are presently working to put out the... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Airport Dump Fire Contained
Earlier today [July 30], Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service personnel responded to a reported fire at the dump located near L.F. Wade International Airport. It appears that someone saw smoke and flames coming out of the ground in an area of the dump, and called 911. At least three fire service vehicles and approximately eight firemen attended the scene,... Read more of this article
Photos: Car Destroyed By Fire In Warwick
[Updated] Just past 6pm this evening [July 27] the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service responded to a report of a car on fire in the Rockland Estates, Warwick area. The fire appeared to have started out small in the engine of the car until it engulfed the entire car in flames, as pictured in the photo series below: However the fire grew in size: Till... Read more of this article
Two Injured: Three Car Accident in St David’s
[Updated] This morning [June 5] there was a three car accident on Southside Road in St David’s in the area by the Pizza restaurant. There were three vehicles involved, with an SUV sustaining extremely serious damage in the accident: A taxi also sustained serious front end damage, although not as extreme as the damage seen to the SUV. The accident... Read more of this article
Shelly Bay Area: Car Smashed Through Wall
[Updated] At approximately 7:00-7:30am this Easter morning [Apr.24] a car accident occurred on North Shore in the Shelly Bay area, in which the car smashed through the wall, and ended up perched on the remaining area. The Police were on scene this morning. Parts of the car could be seen scattered about the nearby road and the wall also sustained damage.... Read more of this article
Photos & Videos: 2011 Riddell’s Bay Fire
[Updated] Multiple Bermuda Fire Service vehicles responded to a brush fire at the Riddell’s Bay Golf & Country Club tonight [Mar. 8]. Bystanders — some snapping pictures on their mobile phones – looked on as a wall of fire consumed scrub on the golf course, with flames leaping more than 20 feet in the air and thick clouds... Read more of this article
Photos/Video: Car Flips Over In Smiths
[Updated w/video and photos] At approximately 10:15pm this evening [Jan 23] a car smashed through a wall and flipped over on Harrington Sound Road opposite the junction with Lolly’s Well Road in Smith’s Parish. The car was being driven west along Harrington Sound Road, and appeared to damage a fence, a hedge, a wall and demolished a moongate before... Read more of this article
Car Crashed Over Railings on North Shore
This morning [Jan 8] there is a car visible crashed over the railings on North Shore, Devonshire in the area just west of Loyal Hill. The car appears to have been traveling towards Hamilton when it crashed through the railings, sustaining damage to the front of the car. At this time we are not aware if the passenger[s] sustained injuries or when the... Read more of this article
