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Firefighters helped motorists after a three-vehicle collision yesterday. They received a report of a crash involving two trucks and a van on Middle Road in Southampton near Five Star Island just after 3pm. A male cyclist had to abandon his bike after...

Warwick Preschool is set to open today as scheduled, despite a fire on the property yesterday morning. But the Ministry of Health announced that the Warwick Health Centre — located in the same building — would not be open for baby clinic services tod...

An elderly man was taken to hospital yesterday after an apartment fire in Hamilton. A spokesman for Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service said firefighters were called out to a blaze in a one-bedroom apartment on the city’s Dundonald Street yesterday morn...

Bermuda’s newest firefighters celebrated their passing-out ceremony yesterday, including the first new female recruit in 20 years. Dy-Ann Simmons said: “It feels great. It was a lot of fun, and a lot of hard work. “My being the only female made it to...

Magistrates’ Court was evacuated after a fire alarm this morning. The incident happened at the Dame Lois Browne-Evans Building shortly after 10am. Court staff and the public waited outside on Court Street before returning to the building at about 10....

More than a year after firefighters were assured a new ladder truck was on its way, they were told yesterday it would be at least another 12 months before a replacement would be ready for use. The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service’s efforts were hamper...

A group of motorcycles parked at Bulls Head Car Park was set alight this morning, along with propane cylinders. The incident caused damage at the western end of the lot and affected ramp access from the ground floor to the additional floors above, ac...

The Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service yesterday highlighted the safe use of barbecues over the summer. Reginald Burchall, chief fire officer, said: “Our goal is to raise awareness on safety by the delivery of monthly messages to the public throughout t...

An elderly swimmer died after she got into trouble yesterday. The victim was in the water off Hawkins Island when she got into trouble shortly about 11am. It is understood the woman, a 74-year-old cruise ship passenger from Florida, was on a snorkell...

A longstanding dispute between Government and the Corporation of Hamilton over the city’s fire station has come to an end. The municipality agreed to write off $4.55 million in rental income owed in exchange for Government writing off $6.27 million o...

A man found in an unresponsive state in a swimming pool has been pronounced dead. A police spokesman said emergency services were sent to a home on Forest Hills Drive in Warwick after a reported medical emergency, at 11am today. The spokesman said: “...

A fire at a dump for organic waste this morning has been extinguished. A fire service spokesman said the blaze was caused by the spontaneous combustion of dry tree waste. Sergeant Allan Wilkinson said; “Trees that are stored for a while can ignite on...