Update on House Fire
Sun, 2014-04-13
The Palmetto Road was opened to vehicular traffic in the early hours of this morning and the Bermuda Fire Service have released the scene. They will reassess the damage with a structural engineer on Monday to determine if the structure is safe for the occupants to return. There were four people in the housing complex; all escaped without injury except a 54 year old woman who received relatively minor first degree burns to her arms and face prior to exiting the home.
Original Text
First responders attended a report of a partial house collapse and fire that took place at a dwelling on Border Lane and Palmetto Road in Pembroke at 2:40am on Sunday morning.
It appears that the occupants of the home were awoken to the sounds of what they are describing as a loud explosion. All of the residents (three apartment residence) managed to escape serious harm before a portion of the structure was engulfed in flames. The Bermuda Fire Service responded with two appliances and 14 fire personnel and an investigation into the cause of the fire is underway.
Inspector Andy Morgan would like to thank the neighbours in the area for their cooperation at the scene and he would like to further advise the public that Palmetto Road will be closed from Roberts Avenue to Bishop Spencer Road until daylight.
