House partially destroyed in fire in San Pedro Town

A two story concrete and wooden structure was partially destroyed in a fire on on Wednesday night. The house is the property of Mr. Armando Gonzalez, however at the time of the incident, it was being rented by two separate families.

The San Pedro Fire Department reports that they received the call sometime around 8:30pm of a fire in the Boca del Rio Area. Upon arrival at the corner of Sapodilla Street and Laguna Drive, they discovered a blaze coming out from the upper wooden section of the building.

Within 15 minutes of arrival, fire officials managed to get the fire under control, the fire was brought under control but not before destroying the upper flat of the building, which was occupied by Carolina Campus and 3 other family members.

According to Campos, all four were eating at a food stall across the street when someone informed her that there was something burning inside the building. By the time she ran across to her house the entire roof was engulfed in flames.

As for the lower flat of the building which is concrete, fire officials managed to control the fire on time, however the content inside the ground floor received water and smoke damages. To post time, the cause of the fire was not released - however Ms Campos informed that the fire began around the electrical panel box area.

Fire at Judy's Bar & Fast Food

Shortly after 4:30pm, a call came in to The San Pedro Sun stating that a fire was underway in the San Juan Area. Upon arriving at the scene, thick smoke and large flames were seen consuming the structure between Richie's Supermarket and Los Cocos Restaurant.The business on fire was Judy's Bar & Fast Food. The wood/cement structure was quickly consumed by the flames, which it seems originated from the kitchen.

>While details are still unknown, what can be said is that the firefighters put in all efforts to control the fire, containing the area and ensuring that the surrounding areas were saved.

Fire at Micky's Place Restaurant

At approximately 2:40 Sunday afternoon San Pedro police received a call from neighbors of Micky's Place reporting flames and smoke coming from the establishment. The restaurant, located on the south end of Pescador Drive in downtown San Pedro, was closed and the owner was across the street at another business at the time of the fire.
The police contacted the SP Fire Department and with their quick response and assistance from neighbors the fire was contained and extinguished in quick time. According to the restaurant owner it is believed that the fire was caused by a deep-fat fryer that had been left on.
Further information regarding damages, along with photos, will be posted on Monday. There were no injuries reported at this time.

Three men escape unhurt after barge explodes.

Three men are lucky to be alive after the barge they were operating caught fire and exploded late Wednesday evening. The incident occurred sometime between 4:30pm and 4:45pm while transporting equipments and material to construction site. Look for this week's issue of the San Pedro Sun for the entire story.

Taxi catches Fire

On Thursday night, The San Pedro Sun received a call that there was a fire in front of a hardware store on Seagrape Drive. Upon our arrival, a burgundy taxi van was being checked by fire officials, who had quickly gotten the flames under control. It is unsure what the cause of the fire was, as the van had just been parked, and the battery unplugged. Investigations continue.

Fire in San Pablo

Shortly around 8:24am, San Pedro fire officials received a call reporting a fire in the San Pablo area. Tenants on the ground floor of the two-story concrete home belonging to the Marin family smelled smoke and called the department. Officials arrived to find a fire underway in the east-facing bedroom in the upper flat of the home. No-one was in the home at the time.

An official cause of the fire has not been determined, but fire officials continue investigating. All items in the bedroom was destroyed, and the remaining rooms in the building received extensive smoke and water damage.

Fire in San Pedro!!

Fire trucks were heard at the very busy intersection of Tarpon Street and Pescador Drive where a two storey wooden structure, housing Casa Cayo Real Estate among other businesses was under fire. At 2:40pm, June 25th, 2010, the San Pedro Fire Department received a call of a fire at a building located at the corner of Pescador Drive and Tarpon Street.

Officials arrived to find smoke and fire coming from the local eatery/internet cafe Full Chevere. They quickly managed to get the fire under control. After their investigations, it was concluded that the fire started from a microwave in the kitchen area of Full Chevere, and spread to the internet/eating area. Smoke damage extended to the other businesses surrounding the cafe, namely Casa Cayo Real Estate, San Pedro Pharmacy, and the living area upstairs.

The building was insured.

The Reef Radio deejays (DJ Habo & DJ Polo - y su mini Polo) were on the scene and reported live on air for their listeners.

Traffic was backed up as the entrance to Barrier Reef Drive was blocked as officials tried to bring the fire under control.

Brush Fire by Ambergris Stadium

Fire officials were called to the scene by Ambergris Stadium mid-morning where a fire was getting out of control. Apparently garbage was being burnt and it started spreading to the dry brush around it. The officials managed to get the fire under control.

details will be posted as they become available

Evening fire partially destroys first floor of San Pedrito building

Fire officials are still investigating the circumstances that caused an evening fire on Thursday on the upper floor of a concrete building. Just after 6:30 yesterday evening, both Police and Fire Officials received a distress call of a fire in the San Pedrito Area of San Pedro Town. First to arrive on the scene were members of the San Pedro Police Department, who happened to be in the area at the time of the fire. They, along with neighbors, brought the fire under control until the Fire Department arrived. When Fire Officials arrived on the scene they noticed that the fire was already under control.

Fire officials fully extinguished the fire shortly after and no one was injured. Officials continue their investigation. Read more in the next week’s issue of The San Pedro Sun.

Fire in Caye Caulker

News reached The San Pedro Sun office that there was a fire at Caye Caulker. Two houses were completely destroyed on the end of Park Street and Seaside and one structure received partial damage. Three families lost everything. Two persons have been detained. Read more in the next issue of The San Pedro Sun.