Last Sunday, at about ten o’clock, with a high wind blowing from the westward, afterwards more southerly, a fire started in Quampacha Bottom, on Dr.
It’s not clear how much repairs will cost, but the fire burned through some shingles and into the building.
A fire broke out at a home on Laura’s Way at about 10:12 p.m. Saturday, according to the Oak Bluffs fire department. The single-family home was totally in flames when firefighters arrived and nearby residents were evacuated.
Students at the Oak Bluffs School are safe but the entrance to the school has been closed by the fire department.
An automobile accident near the Oak Buffs side of the drawbridge resulted in a van engulfed in flames Friday afternoon.
Quick-thinking neighbors — including a professional tree climber — helped save a woman who was trapped atop a blazing home on Mt. Aldworth Road in Vineyard Haven Monday.
The Ocean View restaurant was destroyed in a fire Thursday morning that drew a comprehensive response from Island fire departments.
