A fire which has now been determined to be a case of arson ripped through two buildings early on Tuesday night in the City. Five family members were displaced as a result of the blaze which was seemingly the result of a dispute between the Palacio relatives. The affected persons, however, wish not to take […]
It was widely suspected that the weekend fire at the Belize Audubon Society’s Education Center in Crooked Tree was arson. A completed investigation by fire officials has now confirmed that someone deliberately set the place on fire. It is well-known that in the past, there has been conflict between some residents and the Audubon over […]
Within hours of the kick-off of the popular cashew fest in the village of Crooked Tree, a fire broke out at the offices of the Belize Audubon Society. The wooden structure was quickly devoured by the blaze over the weekend and by the time the Fire Department responded, there was little they could do. The […]
On Friday, a house in Belize City was destroyed by fire around one-thirty p.m. The town-house style home was occupied by two families, a total of eleven persons. The families were wiped out of most of their property – only a few items were saved. An investigation by the National Fire Service has determined that […]
Two families are without a roof over their head tonight after a fire destroyed their home. The families lost most of their belongings and nothing was insured. As many as ten people lived in the duplex style home off Lightburn Alley in an area behind Dario’s. Fire fighters were able to put out the blaze […]
We have covered many fires over the course of the last few weeks, which have caused untold damage to many families in Belize City and elsewhere. This morning there was another on the Philip Goldson Highway where one man was trapped in the flames and had to be rescued by the National Fire Service. Fortunately […]
Of course, the best defense against fire is not allowing one to start in the first place. And that is why Fire Chief Ted Smith took the opportunity in his interview with us to stress again the importance of minimizing avenues and sources of fire, especially for curious children. Not a few fires start because […]
There has been a spate of fires since the beginning of the year. Though there have been no fatalities, there has been concern that the fire department has not been able to respond effectively. The City Emergency Management Organization held the first of a two-day conference on fire management at the Biltmore Plaza in Belize […]
A wooden house on Elston Kerr Street in Belize City, scorched previously in a fire caused by a fire hearth left unattended three weeks ago, is now completely gutted after fire struck again Sunday morning. The front face of the dwelling behind it was blackened and scars showed on a third house joined to the […]
On Easter Sunday afternoon, fire personnel were called to put out a fire inside a room at an unpainted wooden bungalow house belonging to domestic Dawn Faber of Racoon Street Extension. Damages were limited to a few items. But News Five was called back this afternoon to the same residence, to find the scene of […]
A freak thunderstorm swept through parts of Biscayne, Belize District over the weekend. Though not unusual, it left in its passage considerable damages to property, but fortunately there were no injuries reported. The storm had been forecasted, but residents did not expect its severity. Today, we found them picking up the pieces. News Five’s Isani […]
It may have been raining on Easter Monday afternoon, but that didn’t stop fire from once again engulfing the Chateau Caribbean Hotel on Marine Parade. It was previously severely damaged by a massive fire on November twenty-seventh, 2016. That fire was caused by an explosion triggered by a leaking gas line which led to the […]
On Monday night, police responded to a report of a fire at Ladyville R.C School where the lower flat of a two-storey building was engulfed in flames. Quick action by the Fire Service contained and extinguished the fire. The fire, which was deliberately set, destroyed the principal’s office and thousands of dollars in machines and […]
June to November – that is the span of the Atlantic Basin’s hurricane season. But truth be told, preparation for “The Big One” is never far from the minds of many, especially the Central Emergency Management Organization. Securing shelters, fine-tuning plans, engaging the public – it is all in a day’s work for the man […]
An early morning fire over the weekend was put out by quick action of the property owners and the Fire Department. In the early hours of Saturday morning, seventy-two-year-old Robert Ramclam Senior was awakened by a noise in his shop on Maskall Street in Belize City. He saw a man running away and the front […]
A fire at the popular Publics Supermarket on Central American Boulevard in the City was quickly contained on Wednesday night. The fire started from a freezer loaded with sodas and beer. Soon enough, the fire department was on the scene and brought things under control, averting a major disaster. By this morning, team work from […]
A fire early this morning completely wiped out a wooden home in the Benguche Area of Dangriga. Sometime after four thirty, Errol Gomez was inside his one bedroom house when he was woken up by flames inside his house. A neighbor, who happened to be up around that time, responded quickly and called the authorities. […]
Eighteen families and just over fifty persons have been displaced by last Friday’s inferno that swept through an apartment complex and two houses in the heart of Fort George area, Majestic Alley. While some have been staying with relatives, majority of the affected persons have been living in shelters—and being provided with the basic necessities […]
On Friday evening, a fire destroyed four buildings in the congested Majestic Alley including the signature “long barracks,” which has eight units and houses as many as thirty people. When all the numbers were tallied, eighteen families were left homeless and majority lost everything they owned. While a number of issues contributed to the fast […]
So, what caused the fire that wiped out the Barracks and left more than fifty people without a roof over their heads? There is plenty speculation as to what caused the fire, but today the National Fire Service says there are no answers; that it is likely that they may never know what caused the […]
Two weeks ago, the PM tabled the 2017/2018 Budget. And while debate has been fast and furious on many issues, one that perhaps was lost in the marathon debate was the cut in the budget for the National Fire Service. Well, the conversation surrounding that cut has come to the fore in the wake of […]
Today, Fort George Area Representative Said Musa was joined by Leader of the Opposition John Briceño in appealing for assistance for fire victims. Briceño made a special call on Government and the people of Belize to give any support they can. John Briceño, Leader of the Opposition “I certainly believe out of a billion […]
There were three other fires over the weekend. On Sunday night, a fire took out a small business on Zericote Street in the city. Sometime after seven-thirty p.m., smoke and later flames were spotted coming from the upper flat of the building. The building for the most part is in ruins, but the upper flat […]
As Majestic Alley was ablaze, a fire also erupted on Caye Caulker. A wooden and concrete structure went up in flames just after four-thirty p.m. The fire department was assisted by a bucket brigade in the island formed by the residents. Operations Officer of the National Fire Service Bensiford Matura told News Five that the […]
A small wooden home in Ladyville was also wiped out after a fire spread from burning trash across the street. The embers of that small fire lit near some bushes blew over and took down Windell Jex’s home with everything inside. News Five spoke with his brother, Joseph Jex about the incident. Joseph Jex, […]
