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Emergency responders were called to Cedar Avenue this morning after a fire broke out at a property there. Firefighters are now battling the blaze at the old Teen Services building in Pembroke. Said a Police spokesman: '"Around 1.15am on Thursday, Oct...

Millions of dollars in rent has been left unpaid by Government for the Hamilton Fire Station — five years after its lease with the Corporation of Hamilton expired. The facility’s King Street property is owned by the city, and its former “peppercorn” ...

A predawn fire tore through the Warwick studio of musician Michael James early yesterday — and appeared to be deliberately set, the artist said. The blaze, coming the day after the performer’s new album was featured by The Royal Gazette, consumed the...

Two young Bermudians who fought a brush fire with buckets of water have been honoured for their service. D’Undre Seymour and Benjamin Furqan, both 14, impressed the Bermuda Fire Service last week when it responded to a reported brush fire only to fin...

Billowing white smoke from the Hamilton docks at around 2.30pm yesterday drew a quick response from emergency services. Alarmed members of the public contacted The Royal Gazette about a possible fire. However, according to a Bermuda Fire Service spok...

Lloyd Burchall was today named Bermuda’s new chief fire officer. He replaces Vincent Hollinsid, who retires from the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service today. Said a Government spokeswoman: “Mr Burchall joined the Bermuda Fire & Rescue Service in February...

A fire broke out at the Quickie Lickie Laundromat on Serpentine Road at 2.19pm yesterday. Two vehicles and five personnel from the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service responded. Firefighters broke into the back door of the Pembroke facility to extinguish...

A Bermudian fire officer is being held on drug and immigration charges in the US. Essex County Jail in New Jersey confirmed that Carl O Govia, 45, has been in custody since February 20. His charges are “possession and distribution, all out of Newark...

Hitting back at criticism of the Chief Fire Officer, former National Security Minister David Burch said any blame for funding cuts to the service ought to rest with him. Colonel Burch sprang to the defence of Fire Chief Vincent Hollinsid, criticised ...