More than ten families are without homes tonight after a fire took down their houses and properties in the Majestic Alley in Belize City late this afternoon. At news time reports are that up to fourteen families may have been displaced as the inferno blazed for at least two hours before it was brought under […]
Members of the Vasquez family occupying two houses in Santa Elena, Cayo are picking up the pieces today after their property and belongings were gutted by arson on Wednesday. The fire started in the lower flat of the building occupied by George Vasquez and his children and spread quickly to the adjacent property occupied by […]
There have been two fires in the past two days in Belize City, one of which was fatal for an elderly woman. The most recent fire occurred just after one a.m. today as members of an Iguana Street household were in slumber. The fire started within a small wooden structure at the back of the […]
The other fire occurred on Wednesday morning on Price Street in downtown Belize City. Sometime after seven o’clock, Arilee Scott and her four-year-old grandson were inside the two storey wooden structure when a fire broke inside a bedroom on the upper flat of the building. According to Scott, the minor said that he was simply […]
The house belonging to the Scott family of Prince Street, Belize City was struck by fire this morning. Six family members occupied the upper flat of the two-storey wooden building where the fire broke. Arliee Scott, who lives on the ground floor cried out for help and the fire department soon arrived on the scene […]
A fire in Dangriga has completely destroyed a house and partially destroyed another. Sometime around one-thirty this afternoon, a two-storey wooden house and its contents were gutted by the blaze, leaving one family without a roof over its head. According to reports from that southern municipality, the fire appeared to have started in the lower […]
Just after seven on Wednesday night, a fire broke inside a wooden house on Victoria Street in north side Belize City. Inside at the time of the blaze was an elderly woman; she was pulled out of the house by relatives who were alerted by the smoke that spread through the small house. Police officers […]
While investigations continue into the cause of the Victoria Street fire, what of the San Pedro fire in the San Juan area on Ambergris Caye? Calvin Young and his two sons were not on the island when the blaze consumed their home and all their possessions. In his interview with News Five, Young maintained that […]
Over the past years, the Forest Department and its partners have joined efforts in addressing an increasing number of intense wildfires in remote forested areas. To strengthen the works of the teams that tackle these forest fires, five agencies received over a hundred thousand dollars in wildfire gears and equipment. The donation was funded through […]
A fire completely destroyed a family home in San Pedro over the weekend. A father and his two sons were not on the island when the blaze claimed their home and all their possessions. The owner of the house hasn’t ascertained the value of the property lost, but nothing was insured. Today, we met the […]
The Hamilton family of Aloe Vera Street, Belize City, continues to look for answers four months after a senseless act of arson of their house. They lost not one, but three children, in the fire in October of last year. Today the relatives of the victims told News Five’s Duane Moody that the investigation is […]
A couple has been left without a roof over their head following the fire that destroyed their home on Monday on Hollywood Drive in Lord’s Bank, Ladyville. The owners suspect that the fire was intentionally set. Today we spoke with Operations Officer Orin Smith of the National Fire Service and he says that they are […]
A home was completely destroyed by fire before midday today. The persons who lived at the home weren’t there at the time of the fire. While Police and Fire Officials have not classified the cause of the fire – best information to us is that it may have been intentionally set – a report that […]
Two buildings went up in flames in Punta Gorda over the weekend; one was completely destroyed and the other partially damaged by the blaze. A couple who resided in one of the buildings was reportedly involved in a dispute and the cause of the fire is being investigated, but arson is not ruled out. News […]
A potentially dangerous house fire was averted this afternoon, thanks to prompt response by personnel from the National Fire Service. Shortly after twelve o’clock, a call was placed to the fire department informing them of a fire near Flamboyant Street in the St. Martin’s de Porres area. A team was immediately dispatched to the scene […]
An investigation into the cause of a massive fire that decimated the historic Chateau Caribbean Hotel a week and a half ago, has concluded. According to officials at the National Fire Service, the blaze was the result of an explosion triggered by a leaking gas line which led to the kitchen. The blast took down […]
While National Fire Service officials promised full details on Monday of its ongoing investigation, News Five has been told that arson and electrical causes have been ruled out in the fire that consumed the Chateau Caribbean Hotel on Sunday morning. An employee told News Five earlier this week that the fire started in the kitchen […]
Employees of the Chateau Caribbean are picking up the pieces in the aftermath of a fire that destroyed the iconic restaurant. While most people are preparing for the Christmas, scores of employees have been left jobless. Official investigations are ongoing, but a long-serving employee of the Chateau provides gripping details of what went awfully wrong […]
One of the oldest buildings in the Old Capital was consumed by fire on Sunday morning. Thick smoke billowed into the sky and was visible from a distance away as residents came out in numbers and watched in disbelief as a fire swept through the wooden structure of the historic colonial building. Hours later, only […]
Destruction by fire in the city was not only limited to the Chateau Caribbean. Just under seven hours before, Police also reported a house fire at a residence on West Collet Canal where the upper flat of a two storey wooden building was destroyed. The homeowner insists she left nothing open that would have caused […]
There was a third fire which caused a family of five to spend the weekend with relatives in Ladyville. The place they called home went up in flames just after six o’clock on Friday night. Delvorine Reyes and her four children were not at home and they lost everything in the blaze. News Five’s Duane […]
Every time Belizeans travel up the Sarstoon River, they are told by the Guatemalan Armed Forces to “Respecte el Protocolo.” But is there a protocol that Belizeans must follow to enter the Sarstoon River? On this side of the border, Belize Defense Force Commander, Brigadier General David Jones confirmed today that both countries have been […]
Hurricane Matthew hit Haiti over a month ago and the island is trying to rebuild. While hundreds of lives were lost, thousands were left homeless after the hurricane. The Caribbean region has rallied around Haiti and the relief has been going their way for the past couple weeks, but the damage and destruction were significant […]
In the late 1970’s and 1980’s, Carlton Bowers was Belize’s welterweight boxing champion. He was a local hero and entertained hundreds in fights at the Bird’s Isle for many years. It has been some time since we’ve last heard from the popular Belizean boxer since he retired from the sport and he now sells paletas […]
There is a second murder to report tonight in connection with an act of arson at a house on Aloe Vera Street, Belize City on October fourth. Five weeks after the house was set on fire, Ian Sambula succumbed on Wednesday night at the Shriner’s Hospital in the United States. The four-year-old child sustained severe […]
